<div>Jeff and Molly were murdered on the AT while they slept in a shelter. The perp shot Jeff first, then Molly, then raped her and took their gear. He is now on death row. A man's presence is no guarantee.....especially a sleeping man. By the way, the perp had seen them in town, overheard their conversations and followed them out of town and up the trail. A word to the wise...........</div> <div> </div> <div>Guns shoot men, women and dogs equally......</div> <div> </div> <div>Wheeew<BR><BR><B><I>Hiker Hawk <hikerhawk@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">The best protection a woman can have while hiking is to bring a man. The girl who was just killed in Georgia brought her dog, which didn't protect her. A man is a much better choice, as most troublemakers can neutralize a dog or separate it from its master a lot
easier than a man. <BR><BR>Also, most predators will not attempt an attack on a women in the presence of a man. Too many things can, and will, go wrong if the psycho attempts something stupid with a man around.<BR><BR><B><I>Jana Bregman <jabregman@bellsouth.net></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">i am a college freshman and my friend (who is also college age) and I <BR>want to hike a section of the PCT this summer for about 2 or 3 weeks. <BR>We are having trouble convincing our moms that 2 girls will be safe <BR>alone out on the trail.....what should we tell them?<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Pct-l mailing list<BR>Pct-l@backcountry.net<BR>To unsubscribe or change list options (digest, etc):<BR>http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <div> <HR SIZE=1> Looking for last minute shopping deals? <A
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