Safety tips for women traveling alone

Sal22 (Australia)

This is a world phenomenon... remember the murder of Kitty Genovese? [Kitty was stabbed to death outside her apartment building in New York City on March 13, 1964.]

Many of her neighbors heard her screams for help... but nobody did anything, they did not even call the police.

Not to brag... I personally have gotten involved in numerous incidents (including helping a police officer who was out numbered 3 to 1). It only takes 1 or 2 individuals to scare off most perpetrators! Of course it helped that I was a bouncer, and I look intimidating.

A woman practices how to protect herself in case somebody attacks her, in Shenyang province, northeast China, on August 6, 2013. [Photo/IC]