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JD, why don't your Friends just move to a different apt? It would help to stop the problem. In the case of a stalker with influence. It will only stop when someone is hurt or dead. Moving is a much simpler way to at least stop it short term or permanently.
If you look around you, there is an almost endless supply of weapons.. anything you can pick up and throw or hit with.
I carry a purse sized hair spray in my pocket all the time. Completely legal, spraying lacquer and alcohol into someones face is going to give me enough time to get away. A big purse can be a weapon. keys put between the fingers and used in a slashing manner to cut a face are good. barrettes opened up can be stabbed into the eyes.
If you are not squeamish, stick your finger(s) up there nose hard.. amazing reaction one can get..
Doors: you can try to put a board across the door, but if the wall is thin as well, they can probably kick the door in anyway. A wedge might be a way to reinforce the door..you know the chair under the door knob principle.
I know you are concerned for your Friends. Keep it to their level of comfort and experience. Will they be terrified or have the guts to Garrot someone. I doubt it.. remember the culture too and that woman are generally guilty even if they have done nothing wrong.
If they have to be out at night, don't let them walk down a sidewalk..walk in the middle of the street. daylight the edge of the sidewalk traffic side, not next to a building. Stay away from areas known to be haunts of their stalkers.
Don't bet on the cops being there any faster the next time than the first time.
I motion detectors when they are gone.. they make portable battery operated ones..
A lot of suggestions require seconds or minutes to implement, one may or may not have that kind of time... its one of the reasons I carry that hair spray and pretty much always have something with a pocket that I can hide, keys or hair spray. There can be no argument that hair spray is not legal and no a preplanned defensive weapon. another neat trick is my little led duck.. blind the sucker (and they get to hear quack, quack) bright light in the eyes, even in daylight is disorienting for a second or two.. all you need to get away and start running.. tell them to carry nothing in a pack or purse that they cannot throw away..and run.. Id, money,keys, in the pockets or a small change purse that fits in a pocket.. and I carry them separate always from my purse.
If I can help, pm me..
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