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When good deeds make you vulnerable to criminals. We've all heard stories about people pulling over on the highway to help what they thought were stranded motorists. The good Samaritan ends up being robbed ,raped or murdered. This is the type of story one hears of often through the news media. Doing good deeds can make you vulnerable to criminals.

Ever have a complete stranger come to your door and ask to use the phone? Did you ever fear that if you helped someone by letting them into your house or apartment that they might do something to harm you? You are not alone.

Many Americans feel that they put themselves in danger by trying to help others.Doing good deeds for others is considered morally correct by American standards of behavior,however it puts you at risk of becoming a victim of crime.

Here are some solutions to common and potentially dangerous situations that could develop by trying to do a good deed.

1. When seeing a stranded motorists and you feel compelled to help offer to call either the police or towing company for them instead of getting out of you car and placing yourself in a precarious situation.

2. If someone comes to your door and asks to use the phone. Do not let them into your home. Offer to call for them or hand the phone out the door to them so they can call themselves.

3. Sales people you don't know are asking to come into your home and give you a sales pitch. If you want to hear the sales pitch offer to listen where you can be seen by other people such as your neighbors.If you decide to let them into your home you've placed yourself in a bad situation. If the salesperson turns out to be a criminal,once that door is closed there would be no witnesses to any crime which is more of an incentive for a criminal to victimize as no one would see them.

Criminals are much more devious now than in past years. Keeping yourself within the sight and sound of others when and if you decide to assist someone may deter a criminal from making you another statistic of crime.

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