… or phishing. One thing every predatory criminal needs is privacy. The quality of privacy depends on the type of crime. Beating a member of your gang that you suspect of breaking the rules might go better if the other members can watch, but you’ll certainly limit civilian and police witnesses. The quantity of … [Read more…]
Someone asked me for a story about using the Five Stages in a situation. Here’s my favorite yarn about someone trying to mug me. *** Some years ago I was killing time in a topless bar waiting for my girlfriend to finish her night class. Back then, not too many places had ATMs like they … [Read more…]
The Five Stages of Violent Crime is an internationally recognized system to identify if — and determine when and if — you are being set up for a crime or violence. It is used by police, military and firearms instructors around the world as a training and teaching tool. Also the system is taught internationally in self … [Read more…]
A doctor friend came up with the term ‘Internet Intelligence’ Short version, someone who doesn’t have the scientific, technical or educational background reads something on the internet and says, “I understand this subject.” No, you don’t. Because if you did, you’d know why what you read on the internet is out to lunch. In my … [Read more…]
“What you think you know … will kill you” – An old survival maxim The above quote is common among safety experts. But it applies in spades to avoiding crime and violence. The problem is, most of what you think you know about crime is probably wrong. Or to quote Will Rogers “It ain’t that people are ignorant, it’s just … [Read more…]