[nfb-talk] Domestic violence Division?

[David Evans]

Dear Mike,

I would agree.  Awareness is a better way to go here.
Most Blind people have too much going against them in a fight.
You should only fight back if forced to because you fear for your life.
If you are going to study a form of Marshall Arts I would suggest Judo as it 
is designed and best used to smaller and weaker people de defending 
themselves against a larger and more powerful attacker.
It takes advantage of the attackers own size, strength and weight and turns 
it against them.

David Evans, NFBF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Bullis" <mabullis at hotmail.com>
To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Domestic violence Division?


>A new division is seldom the answer to what ails.  You rightly point out 
>the
> options such as  self defense training.  I think it also comes down to 
> good
> training.  Blind people who walk around with their heads down and 
> hesitantly
> are probably more vulnerable to attack than others.  I think that sighted
> people who walk around like this are also victimized more often as well.
> Often local police forces have self defense training which involves how to
> keep onesself from looking like a victim or a target.
>
> Again though, I don't think the problem of blind people being mugged has
> ever been demonstrated to be greater than among the sighted population. 
> So,
> I would suggest that a monitor article describing the problem and some
> solutions might be in order.
> Mike Bullis
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Sheri Wells-Jensen
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:36 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Domestic violence Division?
>
> Hello, Folks,
> If we mean domestic violence as it is usually defined (violence between
> intimate partners), it's certainly the case that women with any kind of
> disability are more vulnerable than general statistics might suggest.  I'm
> not sure if a division as such is what is needed, but it would be nice to
> know if the NFB has any kind of resources for women caught in such
> relationships.
> Peace,
>
> Sheri W-J
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Calhoun" <eric at pmpmail.com>
> To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 1:18 PM
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Domestic violence Division?
>
>
>> Is there any interest in starting a Domestic Violence Division of the
>> National Federation of the Blind?  Too many times we hear of blind people
>> get accosted, either because they have had no self-defense training, or
>> people feel that, "i won't _ever happen to me!"  Women are the most
>> vulnerable for getting mugged.
>>
>> Earlier, Nfb of Florida members were horrified to learn that one of their
>> leaders was being robbed and attacked.
>>
>> Any comments from the membership please?
>>
>> Eric
>> -
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