




MANY MEN WANTED TO LAY ME DOWN, BUT FEW WANTED TO LIFT ME UP
-Eartha Kitt



Stupid effing ppl saying she dsnt pay taxes or dancers should get an education. I have a habit of stopping at the atm.right after work, around 3 am. I will rethink this now =(
My cpa just asked for all my receipts and now I have to go through my bank account because I know there's online stuff I don't have receipts for. Speaking for myself tax season effing blows for dancers =(
I carry pepper spray but reading this assault with a gun makes me think my pepper spray will not do.





Yeah, scary! I am very cautious drving alone @ nite
MANY MEN WANTED TO LAY ME DOWN, BUT FEW WANTED TO LIFT ME UP
-Eartha Kitt





Keep your doors locked & do not stop closely behind the car ahead of you. Be aware of your surroundings. If followed, drive to a police station.



I've been followed once and that's what I did. I stopped at the police station and lost the creepy guy





Here is an interesting discussion on street robberies, written by a veteran law enforcement officer:
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/128...he_Basics.html





that's why i flipped out on my ex who liked to go around telling everyone that we shared our apartment complex with that i was a stripper..i come home late at night, and im a small girl..i could easily be over powered in the parking lot ( we parked out cars way down by a church), and they all know i'm coming home with wads of cash.



Richmond is hooood so I can see that happening there but even then its still good to be safe and cautious. When i was younger i was followed by someone on the way home and got so scared i pulled into a busy well lit gas station and called the guy i was dating at the time and waited until he came to get me. The car sped off. Ever since then i pay attention to the car behind me and always keep track of how long theyre driving with me.These days since I drink at work and it justs safer especially when traveling I catch a cab.
Nothing is more dangerous than a woman with a gun who doesn't use or second guesses using it. It's amazing how many veteran police officers freeze when confronted with the decision to shoot and kill someone. Regularly take applied scenario classes, practice more than once a week and know that you shoot to 'eliminate the threat'. However if you are like me, shooting to kill eliminates the threat. Carrying a gun means you must be able to quickly make split second decision in a very high stress situation.
I hate to say this, but some people just aren't well suited for a firearm. But with proper training, discipline, consistency, effort and a willingness to adopt a new mindset (which is the most important) you will become a better gun owner and protector of yourself and those you love. Never pick up a gun at a local store, go target practicing somewhere and actually believe you 'are safe'. Many ladies do this, and end up having the barrel switched on them because their too slow, too clumsy, too scarred and too uneducated.
If you are thinking about getting a gun, that's fantastic! I carry myself. Although I wouldn't consider myself and expert, I would be more than willing to give you my knowledge and experiences.
Stay safe ladies! Lots of love.





What's helped me is the book, "How to Stay Safe in an Unsafe World", by H. Bloomfield & R. Cooper. It discusses situational awareness, of everything from verbal attacks, being stared at, all the way up to dealing w/an armed person
MANY MEN WANTED TO LAY ME DOWN, BUT FEW WANTED TO LIFT ME UP
-Eartha Kitt





^^^^ Coming from a military/police family, I remember during a conversation abt getting a firearm & appropriate permit (general conversation, not me in particular) my uncle said 'You have no business carrying a gun if you are not willing to use it for its intended purpose' i.e. eliminating the threat. Renaissancelove is right, to be efficient w/ a weapon requires a different mindset, more than just once-wkly practice & a head held high.
@TheWeirdOne One of my police relatives told me that approximately 10-15% of the population is immune to commercial pepper sprays, & recommends carrying a mini bottle of bug spray.





One key 'moral' to this story is that the belief persists that a large amount of money actually earned by dancers remains unreported and untaxed. When actually the case, this puts a robbery / burglary victim dancer in a very awkward position. Reporting the robbery / theft will immediately raise police questions regarding where the dancer obtained the money in the first place ... and is very likely to trickle sideways from state police to state tax agencies. In the final analysis, a tax audit may 'cost' the robbed dancer much more money than the robbers ran away with !!!
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