The Lindale Times (Lindale, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 7, 1994 Page: 4 of 14
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about your TV viewing habits.
The caller may ask when do you
watch the news, who do you watch
the news with, what programs do you
watch during the day and so forth.
"Within a few minutes, the caller
has all kinds of information about
you and your personal habits," Smith
said. "He knows when you are home
and if you are alone. Now it's real
easy for the con man to take advan-
tage of you. Don't give any one any
personal information over the phone."
Smith also told women traveling
alone not to stop for motorists in
Bailey said the element of surprise
was the best defense to the attacker.
Most women make the mistake of
try ing to kick the attacker in the groin,
and the attacker is aware of this tactic.
"The idea of self-defense is to strike
first, strike hard and get away," said
Bailey. "The object is to win. In order
to do this, you should be proficient in
multiple techniques, such as stabbing,
hitting, punching and hitting."
Bailey recommends self-defense
classes so that movements and tech-
niques become habitual. He said self-
defense cannot be learned in 30
minutes.
distress, always make sure there is
plenty of gas in your car, lock car
doors and not to stop for a flat tire, but
to drive home or to a safe place.
Smith is notan advocate of women
carrying weapons.
"Guns will get you killed and get
your children killed," he said. "Most
women want to carry a small auto-
matic weapon in their handbag. Small
weapons are unsafe and an attacker
will not give you a chance to make the
great search for a gun in your purse."
Dawn Franks told the group to use
common sense and recognize that
everywhere women go, they are po-
tential victims because theoretically,
"we are the weaker sex."
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Our children face many pressures and challenges as part of the youth culture of
the 1990’s. The struggles that involve our children become issues that school
systems must also face. The issues that lie ahead of the L.I.S.D. are of large
proportion and complex in nature.
Our school district will not be isolated from the attempt to enforce state mandates
that, I believe, mostparents oppose. School boards must be prepared to make tough,
firm decisions on sex education programs that violate the very foundational
principles of the family unit. School boards must be prepared to understand the
According to Franks, one in four
women and one in six men have been
sexually assaulted. Only one in ten
sexual assaults are reported. In 80
percent of the cases, the perpetrator is
someone known to the victim, and the
case may be difficult to prove. Then it
becomes a case of "my word against
his word."
Franks' advise to victims of sexual
assault is:
• Don't take a shower or bath. Call
law enforcement and go straight to a
hospital. Your body is the crime scene,
including your clothes. The assault
must be reported immediately because
within 24 to 30 hours, evidence of
assault may be difficult to obtain.
• Rapists rape until they are
stopped. They have multiple victims
and know they can get away with the
crime if not reported. You must tell
philosophy and impact of experimental reforms such as
Outcome-Based-Education (OBE). We must realize there
is a "bigger picture" to the educational system than just
what effects our local community.
As a parent, I want to be confident that our school district
will be guided by a code of values, morals, and concept of
family that promotes healthy relationships and stability.
If elected, I commit to help assure the continuation of the
educational philosophy that has made Lindale one of the
most sought after school districts in East Texas.
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the police what you know.
• Children are extremely vulner-
able. If a child tells of sexual assault,
we must believe the child because
there is nothing in their experience to
make up such stories. We must be
careful not to frighten and terrify the
child and call either law enforcement
of Child Protective Services. Boys
are no safer than girls.
"When rape happens to a woman,
the male partner or husband is just as
traumatized about the assault as his
wife," Franks said. "Victims need
support. They need to be able to talk
about their emotions and feelings, not
the specifics of the act itself."
The East Texas Crisis offers a va-
riety of services, from counseling vic-
tims and their families to help in filling
out crime victim compensation forms.
For more information, call 595-3199.
The family violence and sexual as-
sault hot line number is 595-5591.
The crime victims' office number is
531-1071.
Steve Bailey told the audience self-
defense was a choice. He said women
should know how to use their feet,
knees, elbows and hands to protect
themselves.
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Dispatchers Duane Hale and Tim Bryan, Chief Sherryl Bolton, Sgt. David
Craft and 911 Coordinator Joanna Oliver.
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Women learn anti-victimization at community ed self-defense class
BY MARSHA MILLIKIN
Preventing a crime before it hap-
pens, the prevalence of physical and
sexual assault and some self-defense
moves to use when attacked was the
focus of a self-defense seminar.
Hosted by Constable Dennis Taylor
and the Lindale Independent School
District as part of community educa-
tion, the seminar took place on March
31 from 6p.m.-9 p.m. atLindale High
School.
Guest speakers were Smith County
Sheriff J.B. Smith, Dawn Franks of
the East Texas Crisis Center and Steve
Bailey, a self-defense instructor.
According to Sheriff J.B. Smith,
women should be aware of ways to
prevent a crime before it happens.
The Smith County Jail processed
11,000 prisoners last year, and Smith
said most criminals get their start by
committing burglary at a very young
age, sometimes as young as 10 and 11
years old.
From these crimes, they continue
to commit more violent crimes, and
the most frequent female victim,
whether at the mall or in the home, is
a woman alone.
"These victims are as young as six
and seven or as old as 85. This should
be like a blast to the face," Smith told
the mostly female audience. "Don't
go out alone."
Smith said the most affordable and
effective security is lighting outside
the home at night.
"I called TU Electric," Smith said.
"I was told that it costs $3 per month
to bum four 100-watt bulbs for 30
days. The way to cut down the elec-
tric bill is to limit use of major appli-
ances, not turn off the lights."
Smith also offered the following
tips.
•Home owners should cut shrubs
and trees around the house so prowl-
ers can't hide.
•The sound of a barking dog, "even
a poodle or chichuahua" is effective
security.
•Home owners should install
double-cylinder door locks. They
should secure sliding glass doors and
windows with screws. (Call the
constable's office for more informa-
tion about this method).
"Most burglaries occur between 9
a.m. and 2:30 p.m. when no one is at
home," Smith said. "If you want to be
safe and secure, you have to think like
and be one step away from the crimi-
nal."
Other tips from Smith were the
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Sheppard, Anita. The Lindale Times (Lindale, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 7, 1994, newspaper, April 7, 1994; Lindale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1207494/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Smith County Historical Society.