Predator Awareness

If you think you are protected against a violent crime by virtue of where you live or where you hang out, think again. Perpetrating predators of violent crimes are not bound by location. They lurk everywhere.

Taking personal precautions does not end with adulthood. All those precautions preached to the young holds true for the old as well. You preach to your children not to talk to strangers and yet grown-ups talk and sometimes even accept rides from perfect strangers.

We are reminded regularly by the reaction of friends and neighbors when discovering someone they thought they knew turn out to be desire driven killers. Discovering the lack of empathy in the souls of another has a shock effect. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to view souls?

• Crime Prevention Personal Security Precautions

Seeming nice and being nice are two very different things. You have no way of assessing how “nice” someone is with conversation. The action speaks louder than words motto is not a breath waster. The incidence of a violent victimization occurring on the first meeting may be avoided if you stick to some basic personal safety rules.

Make NO exceptions to the following precautions everywhere you go:

• Try NOT to go out alone at night. Avoid unfamiliar areas, if possible.
• Don’t take shortcuts: don’t walk in or near alleys, and don’t walk on deserted streets.
• Use caution in parking lots, and don’t walk in poorly lighted areas, or dark doorways, or near shrubbery.
• Don’t accept rides from strangers, and don’t respond to comments from strangers on the street.
• Don’t get into an empty elevator with a stranger. If you do ride with another person, stand near the control panel and if attacked, press an many of the control buttons as possible.
• Don’t hitchhike, and if someone suspicious is following you, cross the street and walk into an open business.
• Watch your surroundings and be alert for suspicious persons, especially around banks, stores, street, and your car or home.
• If you are alone at work after business hours, keep the door locked.
• If you work late, ask the security guard or a co-worker to walk you to your car.
• When meeting a new friend, exchange phone numbers only, not addresses. On a first date, let family and friends know where you are going. Consider a daytime meeting rather than a night meeting, for a first date, and meet in a public place.
• It is never a good idea to go to a nightclub alone, and if you do, provide your own transportation.
• Keep your space - Intimate space - 0 to 1.5 feet Personal space - 1.5 to 4 feet Social space - 4 to 12 feet Public space - 12 feet or more
• Don’t allow alcohol or drugs to impair your judgment. If you haven’t already set a few social standards, do so and stick to them. Don’t allow an overly aggressive pursuer to change your mind.

Note: Anybody who is offended by your taking these precautions might you consider complete avoidance. Empathetic dwellers understand and respect your need for self protection.

The cover of darkness. Military operations use the cover of darkness and so do psychopath predators. Unless you are in the military or … might you consider the precaution of sleeping during the period of darkness.

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