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英语作文“how to protect ourselve”

Answer 1

How to Protect Yourself Against Crime

How safe are you? If government statistics are any indication, there's reason to feel somewhat secure.

The latest U.S. Department of Justice crime figures show
personal crimes -- which include rape, sexual assault, robbery, and
aggravated and simple assault -- are at their lowest levels on record.
Property crimes -- which include burglary, car theft, and theft -- have
stabilized after years of decline.

Yet this is no time to be complacent. Many criminals prey on
people who are off guard, say crime and self-defense specialists who
talked with WebMD. Criminals look for people who are not paying
attention to their surroundings, and then use the element of surprise to
their advantage.

Victims From All Walks of Life

"Criminals don't want to get caught," says Tony Farrenkopf, PhD, a clinical and forensic psychologist
in private practice in Portland. "They ask themselves, 'Does this
person look attackable? Does this person look vulnerable? Can I get away
with something here?'"

In the U.S., criminals were able to carry out 24 million
crimes in 2004. For every 1,000 people age 12 and older, there occurred:

1 rape or sexual assault
2 assaults with injury
2 robberies

Regardless of the improved crime rate, crime still affects
everyone in all types of neighborhoods; it crosses economic and racial
lines, says Larry Jordan, author of The Dirty Dozen: 12 Nasty Fighting Techniques for Any Self-Defense Situation.
He is a former member of the U.S. Army Rangers and Special Forces and
is a master-level instructor in several forms of martial arts.

Taking Charge of Your Safety

"It is a reality," Jordan says of crime. "People are being victimized or are being targeted to be victims each and every day."

To avoid becoming a victim, you need to take charge of your
own safety. There are no guarantees, but actively tuning your thoughts
and actions toward crime prevention and self-defense can help lower
chances of becoming a casualty.

"There's a saying in the martial arts world that the best
form of self-defense is not putting yourself in a position where you
have to defend yourself," says Bill Nelson, a sixth-degree black belt
master instructor in Soo Bahk Do Karate, and author of Your Weapon Within: How to Lower the Risk of Sexual Assault. "We all have a responsibility to be safe."

WebMD has compiled expert advice to show you how to avoid
dangerous situations and how to defend yourself once you're in them. If
you regularly practice the recommended ways of thinking and acting,
there is hope that you will not become a victim, but rather, an active
defender of your life and property.