The statistics for violence against women are shocking, astonishing and unacceptable. According to the Bureau of Justice's statistics in 2005, almost two thousand women in the United States were murdered by an intimate partner. If you do the math, that is an average of three women a day. If you total the amount of women murdered in the U.S, one third was killed by an intimate 
partner. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, which includes crimes that were not reported to the police, 232,960 women in the U.S. were raped or sexually assaulted in 2006. That's more than 600 women every day. What is even more upsetting is that a substantial number of these crimes are never reported because of the victim's lack of faith in the justice system as well as embarrassment of what happened. Although women of low income and some minority groups are singled out of having a greater number of sexual assault crimes against them, the reality is that violence against women shows no prejudice. Women of all ethnic, religious, economic and educational backgrounds are in danger of becoming a victim of sexual violence, and the numbers are only going to increase during these times of economic crisis and staggering unemployment numbers.
So what is the answer? What can we do collectively as Americans to stop these heinous crimes from happening? Intimate partner abusers, rapists, serial killers, stalkers and pedophiles are roaming free because their crimes have gone unreported or they haven't been caught. According to NOW (National Organization for Women), the passage of Violence Against Women Act was secured in 1994 and was funded with an unprecedented amount of 1.6 billion dollars to address issues regarding violence against women. In 2005, VAWA was reauthorized in 2005, with nearly $4 billion in funding over five years. So with all this money spent on preventing violence against women, why are the numbers increasing at epidemic proportions?
The question is an arbitrary one with no real definitive answer. We can blame our society on how our family values have broken down to text messaging and video games. We can point fingers to the media for all of the sex and violence being thrown at us 24/7. We can accuse the big businesses that caused our country's dramatic financial crisis for the increased numbers of violence due to frustration and anger from losing jobs and homes. We can play the blame game until we are blue in the face, but the fact of the matter is that women must stop being victims and start protecting themselves against predators. This doesn't mean women have to start running out to the nearest ammunition store and start packing a .45 magnum loaded with bullets and a finger on the trigger ready to shoot anything that comes within two feet. But there are other non-lethal and affordable options available.
There is a new "Hottie" in town that is more smokin' than Pamela Anderson and Marilyn Monroe put together. The world's smallest stun gun is also the world's most powerful with 1,000,000 volts of electrifying jolts, which will bring a predator not only to his knees but probably face down on the pavement. The Hottie Small Fry 1,000,000 Volt is a rechargeable Mini Stun Gun, which also includes super bright 6 LED flashlight. The ground breaking Streetwise Small Fry is as small as a pack of cigarettes and includes a real heavy duty leather holster that clips to your belt. Test firing the Hottie is enough to scare the attacker off because it is LOUD. As the bright electric current pulsates between the test prongs, it creates an intimidating electrical sound that would stop an elephant in his tracks. The actual jolt from the Small Fry Hottie will cause loss of balance and muscle control, confusion and disorientation. He will be incapacitated for 5 to ten minutes before full recovery takes place giving the potential victim enough time to escape. The Hottie includes a safety button to protect against an accidental discharge.
partner. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, which includes crimes that were not reported to the police, 232,960 women in the U.S. were raped or sexually assaulted in 2006. That's more than 600 women every day. What is even more upsetting is that a substantial number of these crimes are never reported because of the victim's lack of faith in the justice system as well as embarrassment of what happened. Although women of low income and some minority groups are singled out of having a greater number of sexual assault crimes against them, the reality is that violence against women shows no prejudice. Women of all ethnic, religious, economic and educational backgrounds are in danger of becoming a victim of sexual violence, and the numbers are only going to increase during these times of economic crisis and staggering unemployment numbers.So what is the answer? What can we do collectively as Americans to stop these heinous crimes from happening? Intimate partner abusers, rapists, serial killers, stalkers and pedophiles are roaming free because their crimes have gone unreported or they haven't been caught. According to NOW (National Organization for Women), the passage of Violence Against Women Act was secured in 1994 and was funded with an unprecedented amount of 1.6 billion dollars to address issues regarding violence against women. In 2005, VAWA was reauthorized in 2005, with nearly $4 billion in funding over five years. So with all this money spent on preventing violence against women, why are the numbers increasing at epidemic proportions?
The question is an arbitrary one with no real definitive answer. We can blame our society on how our family values have broken down to text messaging and video games. We can point fingers to the media for all of the sex and violence being thrown at us 24/7. We can accuse the big businesses that caused our country's dramatic financial crisis for the increased numbers of violence due to frustration and anger from losing jobs and homes. We can play the blame game until we are blue in the face, but the fact of the matter is that women must stop being victims and start protecting themselves against predators. This doesn't mean women have to start running out to the nearest ammunition store and start packing a .45 magnum loaded with bullets and a finger on the trigger ready to shoot anything that comes within two feet. But there are other non-lethal and affordable options available.
There is a new "Hottie" in town that is more smokin' than Pamela Anderson and Marilyn Monroe put together. The world's smallest stun gun is also the world's most powerful with 1,000,000 volts of electrifying jolts, which will bring a predator not only to his knees but probably face down on the pavement. The Hottie Small Fry 1,000,000 Volt is a rechargeable Mini Stun Gun, which also includes super bright 6 LED flashlight. The ground breaking Streetwise Small Fry is as small as a pack of cigarettes and includes a real heavy duty leather holster that clips to your belt. Test firing the Hottie is enough to scare the attacker off because it is LOUD. As the bright electric current pulsates between the test prongs, it creates an intimidating electrical sound that would stop an elephant in his tracks. The actual jolt from the Small Fry Hottie will cause loss of balance and muscle control, confusion and disorientation. He will be incapacitated for 5 to ten minutes before full recovery takes place giving the potential victim enough time to escape. The Hottie includes a safety button to protect against an accidental discharge.