How to face strangers

Foreword: Summer vacation is here, and primary and middle school students are all at home for the holidays. Morning Post Education Weekly puts forward special safety precautions to parents and primary and secondary school students based on the characteristics of summer vacation: students are alone at home, parents work during the day, and the weather is hot. It is hoped that through vivid examples, parents and children can be more vigilant and live a normal life. Have a peaceful summer vacation.

Article 1: A stranger comes to the house

Case 1: A stranger wants to come in. Xiaoli is at home alone, and someone knocks on the door outside. Xiaoli sees it is a stranger through the "cat's eye" people. The man said that he was a neighbor who had just moved in upstairs. His clothes had just fallen onto the balcony of Xiaoli's house. He asked Xiaoli to open the door and let him come in to get the clothes. Xiaoli felt very embarrassed, but she still did not open the door. Is Xiaoli doing this right?

Tips: Xiaoli did it right. A similar incident happened in Yangpu District. A little girl thought she was really an upstairs neighbor and opened the door to let him in. However, she was deceived - she was insulted and her property was robbed. What if we are real neighbors? In order to avoid embarrassment, Xiaoli can say to him: "You can pick it up again in the evening. My father is sleeping now and he just came back from the night shift." or "You go downstairs and I will throw your clothes from the balcony downstairs." .

Case 2: Meter readers come to your home

Nowadays, many people pretend to be meter readers and come to check water, electricity, and coal. Once they find that there are only the elderly and children at home, they will carry out the inspection. robbery.

Tips: If there are only children at home, do not open the door to let them in. Instead, tell him or her the billing number through the door. If you can't see the specific number at the moment, ask him or her to calculate it based on the number from the previous month, and make up for the excess in the next month. At the same time, the words revealed that the father or other adults were sleeping in the room. If the meter reader was fake, he would be frightened and dare not act rashly.

Case 3: Key hanging around the neck

A primary school student hung the house key around his neck. When he was playing in the video game room, a bad guy used scissors to cut off his keys when he wasn't paying attention. He went home for lunch and found that the key around his neck was missing when he walked to the door, so he went to the snack bar to buy food. After he left, the bad guy who was following him took out his key and opened the door of his house. After entering, he started stealing without fear.

Tips: It’s best not to hang your keys around your neck. If it falls, you should not go home immediately, but watch to see if anyone is following you. After confirming that no one was following him, he quickly returned to the door and waited. At the same time, I tried to notify my parents and asked them to go home and change the locks. In addition, do not let outsiders know that you have keys on you. Criminals often steal the keys hanging around students' necks when students are walking or doing activities; they squeeze in around students, leave the pattern of the keys on special materials, and then prepare the same keys; watch the students respond. Pick up the key from a hidden place before opening the door, and pick it up from there the next day when no one is around to open the door.

Case 4: Be careful with strange calls

Zhu Zhu was doing summer homework at home during the holidays when he suddenly received a call from someone claiming to be his father’s friend and asking if his father was at home. Zhu Zhu replied: "No, my father is on a business trip and my mother is not here either." So the man said he would come to deliver tea. Zhu Zhu heard that he was here to deliver something and happily agreed. After a while, the doorbell rang, and Zhu Zhu let the stranger in without asking any questions. Unexpectedly, as soon as the man entered the door, he tied Zhu Zhu to a chair and began to rummage through the boxes and cabinets looking for valuables. It turned out to be a burglar.

Tips: Children who are alone at home must be alert when receiving calls from strangers, and do not easily answer probing questions such as "Are your parents at home?" "When will your parents come back?" . If a stranger knocks on the door, do not open the door. Also, parents should not give out business cards randomly, especially do not print your home phone number on the business card, because this may become a basis for thieves to lie about knowing you and use the business card to commit crimes.

Part 2: Meeting a Stranger on the Road

Case 1. Don’t trust strangers’ words. Xiao Zhang was playing in the yard. Suddenly a stranger riding a motorcycle came to him and said, Xiao Zhang’s father is sick and hospitalized. He needs to take Xiao Zhang to the hospital immediately. Xiao Zhang did not go with him.

Tips: Xiao Zhang did the right thing. Don't trust strangers' words easily, let alone take a stranger's car easily.

Case 2: There was a stranger near the door of his house. Xiao Li was going home alone. When he approached the corridor, he saw a stranger who was acting suspiciously in the corridor. At this time, there was no one in the corridor or at home. Should Xiao Li use the key to open the door? Why?

Tips: Xiao Li cannot open the door directly with the key. He should wait for the stranger to leave and go away before opening the door. Otherwise, when Xiao Li opens the door with the key and closes the door after entering, a stranger is likely to rush over and break into the door with Xiao Li to commit a crime. Several people have been caught stalking elderly women and children. After arriving in the corridor, they first hid at the corner and waited for the target to open the door with the key and push it open. Then they rushed over and knocked the target into the door, then closed the door and robbed the target.

Case 3: A stranger asked for directions

When Xiaoying came home from school, a stranger asked her for directions. Although the route asked was a little remote, Xiaoying happened to know it. Unexpectedly, after Xiaoying told him, he asked Xiaoying to lead the way. What should Xiaoying do?

Tips: Xiaoying must not lead the way for strangers.

Because some bad people took advantage of primary school students' enthusiasm to learn from Lei Feng and tricked them into leading the way. When they were led to remote places, they showed a fierce look. She can say to strangers: "Look, my dad is waiting at the intersection ahead to take me home to review my homework. I really don't have time to lead you." When strangers hear that an adult is waiting, they don't dare to "persuad" She led the way.

Case 4: Off-campus counselor

During the summer vacation, Xiaowen was playing near her home. An unknown woman came, claiming to be the school’s off-campus counselor, and came to check on Xiaoli. Summer homework. Can Xiaowen take her home?

Tips: If there are adults at home, Xiaowen can take her home and let her parents receive her. If there is no one at home, you must not take her home. Some bad guys pretend to be new class teachers or out-of-school counselors and visit homes, asking primary school students to take them home to check their homework. They then steal while the students are looking for books or flipping through homework and are not paying attention. In this case, it can be said that the schoolbag was forgotten at grandma's house and cannot be checked by the teacher. It can also be said that dad is at home. If this person is a fake, she will not dare to come to the door; if it is true, it will not be too late to explain the reason at the door, and the teacher will definitely forgive her.

Case 5: Sleeping pills were put in the drink

Middle school student Xiao Ming didn’t eat lunch and didn’t bring any money with him. He was tired and hungry and walked on the street with his schoolbag on his back. At this time, a middle-aged woman came and said she was a colleague of Xiao Ming's mother, and she got close to Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming gradually relaxed his vigilance, took the drinks and food handed over by his aunt, sat on a chair in the garden in the middle of the street, and ate heartily. Unexpectedly, the woman was a liar. She put sleeping pills in the drink and took away the electronic dictionary, transportation card and other items in Xiao Ming's bag while Xiao Ming was asleep.

Tips: No matter how thirsty or hungry you are, don’t eat food from strangers, especially drinks, because there may be sleeping pills in them.

Special reminder: Children should be wary of strangers who strike up a conversation. When facing a stranger alone, you should pay attention to the following points: first, do not follow him, and second, remember his face and clothing characteristics and the license plate number; third, quickly walk back to the school from a crowded place to find the teacher; fourth, call the parents at the school to confirm whether it is true; fifth, if the parents confirm that there is no such thing, they should call the police immediately. Provide clues to the police.