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Show Avoid Possible Rspa Situations Rape. It happens here in Utah. HOW CAN we prevent it from happening to you? Use your head. The Salt Lake City Rape Crisis Center advises the best way to avoid rape is to avoid the potential "rape situation." STATISTICS show that rapes occur most frequently in the victim's home. Be aware of this fact and keep all windows win-dows and doors locked. Above all, always request identification from strangers. Don't be embarrassed. This is your right and legitimate persons per-sons are happy to comply. WALKING alone at night is a potential "rape situation." The Rape Crisis Center feels that if you must walk alone at night it is important to advise a friend of your route and time of arrival. Most rapes are planned so try to mix up your walking habits. Margo Keller, from the Center, stresses that families should work together in self-protection. "NO ONE needs to live in fear. Families and friends can work together. In one area, students were walking to MIA at night so all the families turned on porch lights to brighten up the streets leading lead-ing to the church. This kind of organization is tremendous." The Center also emphasizes that hitchhiking is the single most dangerous rape situation. situa-tion. Don't hitchhike. ADDITIONAL self-protections: lock your car, check the back seat of the car before getting in, and if you live alone, use only first initial and last name in telephone listing and add dummy listings to your mailbox. Know that rape does happen. hap-pen. Protect yourself from potential po-tential "rape situations." THE SALT Lake Rape Crisis Center is happy to answer any questions. They also have a speaker's bureau and give presentations upon request. Phone 532-Rape. |