Why did I create this video? Why am I selling it for only $20.00 and paying for shipping as well? Why did I name the video, “Girls Gone Safe”, making the DVD appear gender specific targeting a female only audience? In marketing, and from a business standpoint, I have been labeled a fool by many successful entrepreneurs.

            As a former police officer/detective and current criminal justice professor, I have been exposed to the realities of violence against women that occur everyday in our society. The National Crime Victimization Survey stated that at least 248,300 women in the United States were raped or sexually assaulted in 2007. The numbers of reported and unreported acts of domestic violence against women are beyond belief.

            In February of 2008, I traveled to El Paso, Texas to serve as an expert witness in a murder and sexual assault trial of a 15 year old girl by the name of Melissa Medina. Melissa was attacked by Irving Alvin Davis, a proclaimed Satan worshiper. Davis was convicted and currently sits on death row awaiting execution for the atrocities and mayhem that he inflicted on this innocent young child.

            This horrific trial had a profound impact on my life. It not only moved me to tears, but action as well. I decided to combine my expertise in law enforcement with my knowledge as a former professional boxer and mixed martial artist to generate 20 easy-to- learn effective moves. I am convinced with all my heart and soul that these moves can and will keep women from having their lives traumatically changed forever by the numerous predators that roam our streets.

            In 1995, Tidewater Community College had acclaimed expert on domestic violence, Captain Ray Greenwood of the Virginia Beach Police Department create an excellent college course entitled, “Domestic Violence.” The course runs every semester and has enhanced our criminal justice program immensely. This course has given me great satisfaction in knowing that our Administration of Justice Program at TCC has assisted our community in not only awareness, but resolution to such an appalling epidemic.

            The Girls Gone Safe DVD is just one more weapon in the arsenal needed to combat violence against women. If we can keep just one woman from experiencing the emotional and physical pain that today’s predators seek to inflict, it will truly bring rest to my soul.

                                                Thank You,

                                                Don V. Haley

                                                Professor Don V. Haley