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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1976)
MOy Now Playing Fri. Times 7:00-9:20 Sat. Times 12:00 2:30, 7:00 & 920 TRIUMPHANT FILM. THE MAGIC FLUTE IS AN ABSOLUTELY u/\z.z.Li inu r ilivi ENTERTAINMENT so full of beauty, intelligence, wit a nd fu n t hat it be comes a test i mon i a 1 not only to mans possibilities but also to hishighspirits.lt is. first and foremost. Mr Bergmans exuberant tribute to Mozarts genius , bursting with the life of an exquisite stage production —Vincent Canby New York Times Carmen F. Zollo presents Ingmar Bergman’s <£MAGIC cFEUTEr :K^EL’-'EM 964 Matinee—Saturday Only All Seats 960 for 12:00 & 2:30 Showings NOW SHOWING week days at 8 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 1:15, 4:20,8:00. “BEST FILM - OF THE YEAR” NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW STAHLEY KUBRICK <umn,cR^AN 0,HEAL^£MAR^AcBER|(NS0hr from W&rner Bros ^Ja 'Aforrisr Commumcai ions Company CINEMA II—HELD OVER! “Romeo & Juliet” “Brother Sun, Sister Moon” Cinema I—Hollander—7:30, 10:05 Pleasure—week days, 8:55 BARGAIN MATINEES SAT.,SUN.1 p.m. to 4p.m. Rape defense employs ‘tricks ’ Editor's note - This is the final story in a five-part Emerald series on the problem of rape. By SHANNON SPRAGUE Of the Emerald Spray mace in his eyes, kick him in the shins, simulate convul sions, or strike the assailant with a makeshift weapon. These are only a few of the numerous defense tactics to ward Matinees Daily For the price of a movie, you’ll feel like a million starring Metro Gddwyn Mayer presents a Ray Stark Production of a Herbert Ross Film Walter Matthau & George Burns m Neil Simon's “The Sunshine Boys"co-stamng Richard Benjamin Panavison’Metrocoior ■ Screenplay by Neil Simon Produced by Ray Stark Directed by Herbert Ross A Rastar Feature mgm^J Umtad Artist* 1:00 P.M.—3:15—5:30—7:45—10:00 maimees Daily I1UTT Playing Wider s^Dom DeLuiseLeo McKern^ 1:15—3:00—4:30—6:15—8:00—9:45 Matinees Daily Now Playing 2:35—6:15—10:10 off a potential rape situation. In Lane County 62 per cent (1974) of all rapes involved a physical or verbal threat, 31 per cent used a knife or heavy object and 7 per cent were at gunpoint The degree of threat or weapons used determines a victim's possi ble defensive measures. No one tactic can guarantee safety, since physical defense is difficult if the attacker has a weapon, and screaming may prompt him to use it. A victim needs to assess the situation and react accordingly. To use physical self-defense a woman must be confident of her strength. Her tactics must be pre cise and delivered to vital points on the assailants body: eyes, nose, ears, throat, stomach, shins, and arches The groin area is not included, for if the victim misses or does not strike hard enough the assailant only be comes enraged and more violent. If a woman is too small to em ploy self-defense or is not familiar with strongarm techniques, non violent resistance is her alterna tive. The main objective is to either distract the attacker to permit es cape or attempt to talk him out of his intentions. Some women try the maternal approach and give the rapist sym pathy while others say they have VD or are pregnant Building his confidence by saying you could get any girl you wanted" is another possible ploy These tactics may provide a deterrent effect and op portunity to escape Another technique involves making yourself as unattractive as possible or faking an emergency situation. In one case a threatened woman simulated stomach cramps and went into convul sions. Repulsed by the scene, one of her two assailants fled. The re maining man, out of concern, car ried the woman to a place where she could lay down He apologized for his actions and cried in her arms. m rtjuuspeu: sue auvistJij, me best thing to do is to pretend to faint, go into convulsions, throw up, urinate or anything that will make you repulsive to the rapist. Certain weapons are legal to carry. They are safe only if you use them accurately and avoid having them used against you Noise weapons are effective if readily available. Loud whistles or air horns can scare an attacker away and summon help. Such makeshift weapons as fingernail files, hat pins, pens, pencils, hairspray, deodorant, spray perfume, hard-bound books, or similar sharp, abrasive, or heavy objects can be used against an attacker. Tear-gas and mace in convenient forms can be legally purchased, along with plastic squeeze lemons filled with ammonia are effective when aimed at the rapist's eyes. But the key to using any weapon is acces sibility. Some weapons are illegal. These include switch blades, knives with blades more than 3V2 inches in length, tear gas in car tridge form and concealed guns unless issued by permit. ( Continued on Page 15)
