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Commentary on “Consent Tea” – Marc MacYoung

November 8, 2015 by CRGI Leave a Comment

http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/28/this-new-sexual-consent-and-tea-video-from-the-police-is-brilliant-5466392/ ——————————————————- It’s very much a partial answer to a larger issue. However, I think it overlooks some complicating factors. https://conflictresearchgroupintl.com/how-to-avoid-rape-part-i-marc-macyoung/ https://conflictresearchgroupintl.com/how-to-avoid-rape-part-ii-marc-macyoung/ https://conflictresearchgroupintl.com/how-to-avoid-rape-part-iii-marc-macyoung/ One of which is the unconscious patterns of the bonding process and the messages we send while following it. One of the bigger requirements for the bonding process to happen is isolation. … [Read more…]

On ALWAYS and NEVER Thinking – Marc MacYoung

October 30, 2015 by CRGI Leave a Comment

I want to talk about the tyranny of NEVER and ALWAYS thinking. More importantly I’m going to show how if you proceed from these assumptions you have shut your brain off — regardless of how much you tell yourself you are rational, informed, open minded and thinking clearly. Four examples: Violence never solved anything You … [Read more…]

Violence and Negotiation – Marc MacYoung

October 19, 2015 by CRGI 5 Comments

I tell people violence is always on the table – especially in negotiation. Thing is it’s a weird table. It’s curved like a globe. As long as everyone chooses to stay ‘over here’ violence is over the horizon and really isn’t an appropriate solution. However, if someone isn’t willing to compromise, violence appears on the … [Read more…]

Someone asked me what to do when you get hit hard enough to give you Jell-O knees. – Marc MacYoung

October 18, 2015 by CRGI 8 Comments

Clinching is a common response when you get your chimes rung. It hopefully will keep you from getting torn up more while you try to get your brains back inside your ears. It’s pretty much all you can do unless there’s something like a table nearby that you can roll under and try to recover. … [Read more…]

Open Carry Commentary – Marc MacYoung

October 16, 2015 by CRGI 1 Comment

For the record, I’m not a fan of generalized open carry for a number of reasons (starting with the whole ‘shoot me first’ aspect and ending with ‘don’t scare the civilians’). But if you’re going to do it, this is a pretty good list of suggestions. ——– This is my response to folks (elsewhere) … [Read more…]

It’s wrong to judge… – Marc MacYoung

October 13, 2015 by CRGI 6 Comments

Or so we’re told. For the moment we’ll overlook the glaring hypocrisy of that statement (Hint, it’s in the judgmental angle of ‘wrong’ to judge…) However, being lectured about (or beat over the head with that soundbite, if you will) with ‘how wrong and judgmental you are being’ has become a common tactic to shut … [Read more…]

On Untrained Civilians Swarming an Active Shooter – Marc MacYoung

October 13, 2015 by CRGI 33 Comments

I posted this in response to someone asking about Ben Carson’s response of going after an active shooter… *** ~sigh~ Yes, no, maybe, sometimes. We modern Americans love soundbite answers. “Gorsh it’s short it must be an aphorism.” (Aphorism a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix … [Read more…]

Mass Shootings and Statistics – Marc MacYoung

October 2, 2015 by CRGI 6 Comments

I’ve long maintained that the deaths from mass shootings are ‘statistically meaningless’ (i.e., too small of a number to make up for variables, glitches and finagling in the process getting the findings.)As such, you can’t make any major assessments/predictions/ extractions of relevant data about general subjects from them — other than these anomalies happen … [Read more…]

Talking Knives – Marc MacYoung (Conflict Manager Magazine APRIL, 2015)

September 24, 2015 by CRGI 5 Comments

The following is a selected post from Conflict Manager Magazine. Full access to this monthly magazine is available to subscribers only. Click here to subscribe. Interesting in submitting an article for publication? Email: editor@writeme.com I am a court recognized expert witness regarding knife use and violence. Yes, lawyers pay me. Don’t be a hater. … [Read more…]

Why should I leave? What about my rights? Are you telling me to be a pussy? The definitive answer – Marc MacYoung

September 20, 2015 by CRGI Leave a Comment

I get questions about being confronted on the street all the time. The above are common responses to my advice to making a good faith effort to withdraw from a potentially violent situation. Well, here’s pretty much what I have to say about that *** Think of the street you live on. Imagine you have … [Read more…]