The Introverted Detective

Sex trafficking has been going on for a long time and should stop. Today I want to inform you of what you can do to help victims of this awful crime and how to prevent yourself and others from being trafficked. Let's start with an actual definition of what this crime is. It is slavery for the purpose of sex, labor, or organ harvesting, to put it simply. Several organizations rescue victims on a daily basis and protect them, such as Rahab Ministries, Rahab's Daughters, Children of the Night, and several other organizations you can give money to and volunteer at. There is also a hotline for this crime, seen above. Some of these organizations also help women out of prostitution (selling your act of sex on the street).  Prevention There are trainings on this topic at multiple places, so look around your area to see what's closest. Aside from that, here is what you can do.  1. Say something if you see something - The police can't catch them if you don...

Some of you may not know that men once wore high heels as a status symbol. They were not created to torture women, contrary to popular belief. A Brief History They were worn in Persia, 15th Century, worn by soldiers to help secure their feet to stirrups. Created for men. Read that sentence again. That's right, ladies, these were for men first. They weren't created to oppress women. This trend spread to Europe, where male aristocrats used them to look taller and more sophisticated. Greek actors wore them 2000 years ago, and the higher the cork platform heel the more important the character on the stage.  Now we get to women's heels. 15th-17th century heels made European women tall, to the point that maids were sometimes used as crutches. These were hidden under skirts. Higher heels meant more cloth to the dress, a status symbol.  1673 was the year King Louis XIV introduced red sole and heels, then restricted their use to nobles. The color, another st...

Most women wear bras, but when were they invented? Yes, men who didn't understand that underwire hurts invented some of them, but let's go deeper than that. Women invented bras, too. Basic Designs They began in the 14th Century with female Minoan athletes, otherwise, you didn't have one. The female athletes wore what now equals a tight tube top. Before that, well, let's hope your sheath dress covered everything and no one got handsy. French 1500 Corset From there we get corsets, harmful in my opinion, but considered high fashion for centuries. They became popular in 1500 France. Imagine an inverted cone that flattened your breasts and pushed them upward, maybe even spilling out of your dress. They were made of whalebone sometimes. They remained popular for four centuries because they shaped women into specific figures. After that girdles became a thing in the late 19th Century. A girdle forced a curvy figure. It made your chest go forward...

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but almost everyone has a social media or online account. It is considered abnormal when someone doesn't have an online presence. Most investigators, or curious others, know that you can find out more about a person using this nifty fact. Depending on how much you post about yourself, you can give someone a full profile of you or nothing at all (should someone not have one or completely ignore their social media). Generally, there are people who ignore their online accounts, except for online shopping, but it can still give you a glimpse of their past. Even shopping history can give you an idea of their needs and interests. Again, it just depends on how much you post and the content. I don't think we realize just how much we put on the world wide web and how much information we give our friends and strangers. This blog is a basic guide to logical deduction on social media. What We Post Online Let's start with posts tha...

I talked about objects used for self-defense and murders of passion two blog posts ago, and now I am going to talk about self-defense tactics. This is useful, not only for the writers reading this, but for those who are in dangerous areas and walk to their cars at night after work. Male or female, you can use this in real life. Prevention You may not have to use this if you are clearly aware of your surroundings. There was a study done in a prison where the attackers were asked how they chose their targets. The targets were all women, but some of it is more than just female features.  One thing that was taken into consideration was if they held an umbrella or a possible weapon. Carry an umbrella? You have one point in your favor. Carry a heavy purse? Another point in your favor. Open carry? I'd say you have nothing to worry about.  Another point in your favor is if you are paying attention. Sounds easy, right? But so many of us walk around on our phones ...

Sherlock Holmes is famous for many things, one of them being a mind palace memory technique that actually exists. I am going to do a brief snapshot of how you create one for yourself, though I'd watch the videos done by youtuber Observe for more information, should you want more details. The link to the first mind palace video will be at the end of this blog. What is this? This has been around for much longer than Sherlock. It is the idea that you visualize a memorized place, mark certain furniture with certain numbers, then use the furniture (or whatever you choose to number) as files. We place our coats and purses on chairs in real life, come back for them, and repeat. This is exactly what you are doing in your mind when you use this technique. Does it work? Before you could google, save numbers to your cellphone, write down on paper, and set reminders on your mobile and electronic devices this memory technique was used quite often. Paper was expensive...

Whether you are defending yourself from an attacker or trying to kill your wife and frame Guilder for it (Princess Bride joke), weaponry is unlimited because every object in your house can probably be used to kill or defend yourself. Please don't use this to suggest you can kill yourself! That is not the message I am promoting! If any of you have ever watched The Red Green Show  you know that "any tool is the right tool". When building a porch or a car that is absolutely not true, but when it comes to writing a self-defense or murder scene it is true. Below are the reasons I believe that the possibilities are endless for weaponry. Self-Defense Scenarios In the case of self-defense, this is a brilliant way to a have an unconventional weapon used. An umbrella? A letter opener? A frying pan? An encyclopedia? All of the above will work for this use. When you are being chased by someone with intent to kill you or assault you, one can't be picky about what o...