Excellent presentation and gave me a bit to think on as well as imparted information on other indicators I hadn’t considered.
I think one of the most effective ruses presented was the “Hey, you dropped this!”, because I would think most folks would initially divert brainpower to thinking “crap, what did I lose now?” since we’ve likely all dropped something in public settings and wouldn’t immediately recognize a seemingly helpful gesture as an indicator.
Rich made a good point in that there’s not much time to key up on these things given the shown examples. Some of the attacks come within a second or two of any potential red flags and unless one walks around a metro area bordering on condition orange the show’s started before you even realize you “bought a ticket”.
What really gets me thinking is the frequency of multiple actor incidents and the problems dealing with them. How does/can one set themselves up for success, or at least better prepare for, some of those incidents?
I know quality FoF training can help, but I wonder about the different mindset in knowing you’re in a training environment and to be expecting a fight versus just walking down a decently-busy city sidewalk and getting confronted by a band of miscreants you happen to be walking directionally opposite.