#135: "I'd rather be paranoid than dead." See, that's the thing. I'd rather be dead than live in fear, which is what paranoia is. That's no way to live. If you need to look, then look. If you need to defend yourself, then defend yourself. I will be right there with you. But don't go looking for monsters in every shadow. The never-ending "heightened state of awareness" eventually dulls your sense of reality and you become LESS safe. No one said rapes weren't real. Everyone who has complained here has complained about CRYING WOLF, which is a completely different issue. Don't mix the two.

i wish i could have seen this.....LMAO

first off, it's better to be safe and sorry. second, the media does that to you.

I know it's important to be cautious of this kind of thing, but um.. YDI. I'm pretty sure I could tell the difference between a rapist and a jogger in the middle of the road, but yeaah. I've gotten scared at that type of thing too, I feel for ya. Once I was walking to school and I saw a shadow behind me, and I was scared for a few seconds, but I didn't go so far as to scream. It turned out to be a kid that went to my school, haha. =P That would have been hilarious to see though! hahaha :D

You all need to get a grip and just envision the scenario. This would've made my day, either as you or the jogger..it's hilariously stupid.

Haha, flailing your arms around? No wonder he had to stop in uncontrollable laughter :) YDI

#140: I think the media does, indeed, "do that to you." The older I get, the more I believe that there's no substitute for being able to THINK. If you just REACT to something without thinking, odds are that you are about to do something stupid. Think things through. Better still, think these things through in advance and try to have some sort of plan. As "Earl" once said, "Runnin's not a plan! Runnin's what you do when a plan FAILS!"

Oh wow, imagine that, parks have *other people*!

LMFAO!

Dude, I'm a chick and I think that's ******* stupid. What an idiot. Why the hell would you flip out like that?