Jordan Dinsmore, a 20-year-old Midlands Tech student in Columbia, South Carolina, narrowly escaped three kidnappers who threatened to rape and kill her last Wednesday night in the parking lot of her apartment complex. What ultimately saved Dinsmore: her mother’s sage advice and her ability to drive a car with a manual gearbox.
According to the Daily Telegraph, as Dinsmore was being threatened and assaulted, she recalled advice her mother, Beth Turner, once gave her. Her mother had narrowly avoided being assaulted while in college decades ago and had impressed upon Dinsmore that if she’s ever in that situation to 1) stay calm, 2) don’t let them get you alone, and 3) try to escape.
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