Criminal activity such as the murder and rape of young, beautiful women is rife, and many people wonder what they can do to prevent such as situation. Well, Wuhan police have published a set of creative solutions of what to do should you get kidnapped or raped.

The list showing ‘how not to get raped’ was published on several Weibo accounts and has already caused considerable controversy amongst netizens. The graphic illustrations on how to protect yourself may look a little funny, but they are 100 percent useful. Let’s take a look.

1: Do not get into illegal cabs, but if you do, memorize the licence plate number. Get in the back seat of the car and make a fake call.

2: Always carry a bottle of a spray (preferably fengyoujing), so you can spray it into the eyes of the attacker.

3: Instead of passing your wallet to an attacker, throw it away as far as possible.

4: If you want to take a picture of attacker or a suspicious character, pretend to make a phone call, and take a picture or a video of him.

5: Sometimes teeth are more useful than hands.

6: Cut your fingernails into this shape. Don’t make them too long or else they may break unexpectedly.

7: But if you are sure you are getting raped, try to defecate or urinate if you can. And stick your fingers down your throat to vomit. An ordinary person will not be able to take it.

8: Always carry a pen or pencil (not wooden) with you, it is easier to pass checkpoints than with a knife.

9: And the safest way of all is to be ugly.