The Silent Bodyguard Application

Have you heard of the Silent Bodyguard application for your iPhone? This is one of the best applications I have heard for the phone. I'm not sure if my friend knew that I was stalked before when she let me know about this new mobile application but I think this would definitely make someone feel a little bit safe while walking around on their own in a new place. 

See I lived in a small town in Oklahoma where everything seemed friendly until one day this man tried breaking in. I had no clue who he was or how long he'd been watching me, but I knew it had to be at least a month because of what he'd said to me. Scary thought right? It meant he knew my entire routine and the fact that my husband wasn't around. I didn't even have a cell phone, so I never felt safe walking around. I would go to the store and see him on the same street a few blocks behind me. Go into the store and he'd be across the street when I came out, talk about never feeling safe. I was scared one day they'd find my body somewhere, or the fact they never would find it. I ended up completely moving out of the tiny town that I had grown to love so much and to a new state.

The Silent Bodyguard is a mobile app that sends an SOS distress signal with GPS coordinates to immediately reach potential rescuers without alerting any onlookers. Which would mean my stalker could've been right across the street, inside my home, or directly in front of me and all I'd do is have to push a button on my phone. He wouldn't even know what I did either.

First you have to have an iphone, ipad or ipod. It can be downloaded through http://www.livesecure.org/ for just $3.99. Upload it and fill in your personal information and contact form, ie who you would want to know about where you are to save your life. This could be people you trust to help you when  you need it, ie husband, sister, brother, father, best friend and of course the police. Then when someone comes up to harm you, click the button to alert those on your contact form. I hear they are trying to make it so the blackberry will work with this too.

Why was this created? Besides the fact that it could actually save someone's life you mean? The app was inspired by Jo Perry, a Mom whose youngest daughter was the classmate of a girl abducted and killed while simply on an errand in Los Angeles and whose oldest daughter attends the same University as the graduate student recently murdered in her lab. Dr. Clint Van Zandt, former FBI chief hostage negotiator and criminal profiler, is backing a new safety application designed for mobile phones. Which tells me this is a great product. LiveSecure.org offers Dr. Van Zandt’s weekly blog with his analysis of the latest national crime stories, as well as a free DVD, “Protecting Children from Predators.” It also has information on a national one-strike law for sexual predators and other vital security articles for families and businesses as well as links for organizations or individuals concerned with safety and security.

Hopefully this will save many and make others feel a little more confident walking around. I know I still have issues walking in public since my own experience.