March, 2009

Defend Yourself Against Multiple Attackers

Here’s a quick video about fending off multiple attackers. Lights Out!   (Starring The Professor & The Twin Interns)
Read the rest of this post for a serious lesson on defending yourself against more than one attacker.
A former Police Officer lays down a few rules about defending yourself from multiple attackers… without a weapon!
(He has a substantial [...]

The Last Zebra

Here’s a quick safety lesson for the kids:
We recently visited the “Happiest Place On Earth”… during the week of Spring Break! What were we thinking?
Disneyland is a magical place for children, but it can also be a challenging time to keep your kids close to you at all times.
My wife came up with [...]

3 Reasons to Retire “Stranger Danger”

So what does “Stranger Danger” really mean?
When questioned, children will often describe a “stranger” as someone who is “ugly or mean”.
They don’t perceive nice-looking or friendly people as “strangers.”
And that’s the problem. Because we all know that good looking, nicely dressed people can be just as dangerous to our children… if not more dangerous than [...]

Frankensteins of Fraud…The Top 10 Con Artists of All Time

You’ve heard the saying “There’s a sucker born every minute!”… right?
Well… there’s a good reason why that term has become a foundation for many professional thieves and con artists.The underlying motivation for both sides of the scam is GREED!
I wanted to drive home this point by listing the Top 10 Con Artists of our [...]

Two Thieves,One Vintage Watch, and 400 Pairs of Shoes

Sounds like a strange combination, doesn’t it?
Pay attention folks…because there’s a lesson in this post you can’t miss.
Let me explain…

DayCare Nightmare…Baby Sitters Accused of Inappropriate Acts With Children

Part 2 – Protecting Your Children

VEEDERSBURG, Ind. – A couple who ran a baby-sitting service out of their home videotaped themselves performing sex acts with children, some as young as 2 months old, police said.

Stephen E. Quick, 31, and Samantha Light, 25, both of Veedersburg in western Indiana, were being held on $100,000 [...]

Sexual Predator Found Guilty!

This is Part # 1 of several posts related to the topic of protecting your children.
This week, a defendant in Riverside, Ca. was found guilty of attempted child molestation. He was one of 51 men snagged by Dateline’s “To Catch A Predator” investigation two years ago. If you have not seen this investigation yet… STOP [...]

Why You Should Never Use A Combination Lock

Did you know that in 1878 a German man invented the modern combination Lock for Tiffany’s Jewelers in New York City? 
Pretty interesting, if you think about the applications of a combination lock today.
I don’t think any jewelers would trust the security of a combination lock anymore.
And you shouldn’t either! Here’s why…

Professor of Protection Gets 2 Thumbs Up!

I love my twin daughters more than anything else in life! They are such a blessing.
I never hesitate to remind them that my job is to “take care of them” and protect them from the dangers of our world.
Of course it never gets old hearing them say how much they love me as well.
Tonight, one [...]

Robbed of Her Life…Chapel Hill Remembers Eve Carson

Thursday will mark the one year anniversary of the murder of University of Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president, Eve Carson. The murder, which occurred only 45 minutes away from Elon, affected the surrounding community and woke students up to the reality that even a beautiful college campus can be dangerous.
Unfortunately, it’s the world [...]