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IknewIhadtotellthepolice,butIcouldn'

tfacethethoughtofshoppingmyownson.Ittookmetwodaystopluckupthecourage.Butitwastheonlywaytomakehimstopandthinkaboutwhathewasdoingwithhislife.IalsohadtotakehimtocourtbecausethatwastheonlywayIcouldclaiminsurance."

Christopherwasgiven120hoursofcommunityserviceandhe'

snowlivingbackathomewithhismother.Butwhywouldsheforgivehimsoreadily?

BecauseIdofeelguiltyaboutChristopher'

schildhood.Christopher'

sdadandIsplitupwhenhewasthreeandlaterIremarried.Mynewhusbanddidn'

tlikehavingchildrenaround;

therefore,wesenttheboytoaboardingschool.ButChristophercamehomesoon.BythenIwasdivorcedandhereallybegantomanipulateme.He'

dgetjobsandquitaftertwodays,sayinghecouldn'

tstandauthority—thenhe'

dexpectmetogivehimthemoneytogoout.

Idon'

tearnalot,butIjustcouldn'

tseemtosaynotohimbecauseIfeltthewayhe'

dturnedoutwaspartlymyfault."

Christophersays:

IlovemymotherbutIfeelangrywithherforstayingwiththatmanallthoseyears.Sheshouldneverhavemarriedsomeonewhodislikedchildrensomuch.

IsupposeI'

vebeenabletomanipulateherinrecentyearsbecauseofherguilt,butwhatteenagerdoesn'

t?

Sheletsmelivewithherasshecan'

tbeartoseemeonthestreetsbutsomewheretosleepisallthatshe'

llgiveme."

（Twoneighbors,PamandLynn,arediscussingthetripPamandherfamilywillbetaking.）

Pam:

Well,Ithinkweareprettywellsetforourvacationtrip.IevenspentyesterdayafternoondoingthebestIcouldto"

burglar-proof防盗"

ourhouse.

Lynn:

Goodforyou!

Whatalldidyoudo?

IthoughtIsawyououtinyouryardtrimmingthehedgesaroundyourhouse.

That'

spartofmy"

burglar-proofing"

.Ireadanarticleinthenewspaperrecentlythatsuggesteddoingthis.Thewriterpointedoutthathighhedges树篱；

障碍物hideahousefromtheviewofpeopleinthestreet.Burglars窃贼，破门盗窃者lookforhousesthattheycanenterwithoutbeingseen.SoI'

vemadesurethatifanyonetriestogetintoourhousehe'

llbeseen.

Whatelsedidyoudo?

Ipickedupthespare备用的keythatwehidoutsidethehouseincasewelockedourselvesoutofthehouse.Thepolicesaythatburglarsknowexactlywheretolookforsparekeysthatpeoplethinktheyhavecleverlyhidden.

Wheredidyouhaveyours?

Underaflowerpotbythefrontdoor.It'

snottherenowthough.

Good.

Ialsoclearedouransweringmachine答录机.I'

vereadthatafullmailboxisthoughttobeasuresignthatthepeopleofthehousearetraveling.Somesmartburglarsevencallbeforetheyenterahousetoseeifthevoicemailisfull.

Ihadn'

tthoughtofthat.Isthereanywaywecanhelpyou?

Yes,youcan.Iwasgoingtoaskyou.Wouldyousometimesparkyourcarinourdriveway?

Thatwayitwillseemasthoughwearehome.

Sure.We'

llbegladtodothat.We'

llhavelightsonsoit'

llbeobviousthatwearehome.

Ohyes!

Ifyouseealightinourkitchenforafewhoursatnight,it'

sbecausewehaveitonatimer上一个计时器.CanyouthinkofanythingelsethatIhaven'

tmentioned?

Icertainlycan!

Besuretolockthedoorwhenyouleave.Arecentstudyrevealedthat12%ofburglariesoccurthroughanunlockeddoor!

（Shelaughs.）OK,we'

llbesuretodothat.

Peopleoftenassumethat"

self—defense自卫"

meansfightingback.Itdoesn'

t.Iftheworstshouldeverhappenthenfollowtheseself-defensetips.

Doasmuchasyoucantoavoidaconfrontation对抗—"

anticipationandavoidance预测和避免"

arethekeywords.Ifyougetcaughtupinasituation,trytotalktoanaggressorwithoutprovokingthem.Practicerelaxation,asappearingfearfulorstressedcanactuallyprovokeanattack.Rememberthatbodylanguageisimportantinaggressivesituations,somaintain维持acomfortabledistancebetweenyouandtheaggressor.

Useagasorelectronicattackalarm,asthesegiveoutashortpiercingsoundandwillconfuse使困惑，把…弄糊涂；

混淆；

混乱，搞乱anattackerforawhile,givingyouenoughtimetoescape.Keepthemhandyanddon'

tleavethemburied掩藏atthebottomofyourbag.Ifyoudon'

thaveanalarm,justmakeanoiseyourselfbyscreamingasloudasyoucan,orshouting"

callthepolice"

—ifyou'

reloudenoughthiscanbejustaseffectiveasapersonalalarm.

Steadyyourselfifdangerthreatens.Paniccandisableyou,soagainit'

susefultolearnhowtokeepcontrolinadifficultsituation.Youhavetherighttodefendyourselfwithreasonable合理的forceandthisincludesusingitemsyouhavewithyousuchasanumbrella,bag,briefcaseorkeys.However,don'

tcarryoruseanythingthatthelawwouldregardasanoffensiveweapon进攻性武器.Onceyou'

veachievedyourprimaryaimofsurprisingyourattacker,getawayasfastasyoucan.Ifyoumanagetoovercomethem,don'

tattackagain,youcouldbeputtingyourselfinmoredangeroryoucouldendupbeingchargedwithassault.

Thesearejusttheverybasicsofself-defense.Justremember"

anticipationandavoidance"

arethebestformsofdefense.

InmanycitiesthroughouttheUnitedStates,NeighborhoodWatchgroupshavebeenformed.Someofthesegroupshavebeenquitesuccessfulinhelpingtopreventcrimesintheirneighborhoods.

DesMoines,Iowa,hashadasuccessfulNeighborhoodWatchprogramforanumberofyears.Theresidentsofmany"

watch"

areashavesignsposted,warninganyoneintendingtocommitarobberyinthatareathattherearepeopletherewatchingeachother'

shomes.AsuccessoftheWatchprogramwasreportedintheAugust17,2005editionoftheDesMoinesRegister.Itreportedtheincidentasfollows:

ANeighborhoodWatchsignispostedacrossthestreetfromTerryTimmins'

houseinDesMoines.ThewarningdidnotdeteraburglarwhobrokeintheTimmins'

houseMonday,butwhathappenedmightmakehimthinktwice."

Ilookedoutofmywindowandsomeofmyneighborsweresittingonaman,"

saidTimSchulte,wholivesnearTimmins."

Thereweretwoneighborsonhimfirst,andthentheguynextdoorwentovertoholdtheman'

sanklesbecausehewastryingtokickatthem."

SteveWatson,atelephonecompanyemployeewhowasworkinginthearea,saidaneighborfirstpointedoutsignsoftroubleattheTimmins'

home.TheneighbortoldhimthattheTimminsneverleavetheirdoorwideopenwhentheyareatwork.Justashesaidthis,amancameoutthedoorwithhisarmsloadedwiththings.Watsontackledthesuspectandtheneighborscametohelp.Oneneighbor,aformerwrestler,knewexactlywhattodo.Anotherneighborcalledthepolice.

SergeantToddDykstraofthepolicedepartmentsaid,"

Thiswasafantasticeffortofaneighborhoodcomingtogethertostopcrime.However,wedon'

trecommendneighborstotakethataction,becauseyoudon'

tknowwhatasuspectisgoingtodo.Youdon'

tknowiftheyhaveaweapon.Butofcourse,wedoapplauditwhenitgoeswell."

Characters:

Persis（anAmericanheiressvisitingLondon）,SirJustinO'

Byrne（apennilessbaronet）,Mr.Gregory（apolicedetective）,Bertha（amaid）

Alittlegrouphadassembled聚集atthepolicestation.ThefirstpersonPersisdistinctlymadeoutwasSirJustin.Agreatterrorseizedher.Gregoryhadsopoisonedhermindwithsuspicionofeverybodyandeverythingshecameacrossthatshewasafraidofherownshadow.Butthenextmomentshesawclearlyhewasn'

tthereasprisoner,orevenaswitness目击者,merelyasspectator.观众，旁观者.Thenextpersonshedefinit