How about this one. You stopped in a 7-11 to get a drink in the WRONG neighborhood. The guys in the store are just as bad as their friends outside.
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How about this one. You stopped in a 7-11 to get a drink in the WRONG neighborhood. The guys in the store are just as bad as their friends outside.
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ETA: Arrived today, opened Amazon envelope at 6:00ish, done by 8:30. Very general, probably will serve as a 'yeah, I do that' or 'yeah, I need to start doing that again' for most here.
Good jumping off point for someone who doesn't have any idea about situational awareness or tactical thinking.
Probably too basic for most folks here, though.
YMMV
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The correct solution is not to get into the trap, boxed in, in the first place. Doesn't Navy's Top Gun teach something simialr?
I was targeted for a car jacking once, when driving a cheap economy car in a good neighborhood. Was in parking lot after getting a coffee and killing bit of time before meeting friend and his wife for dinner ~20 minutes away.
I spotted the carjackers when they drove behind me and two people got out, and starting flanking from behind where I was parked one person to right and one to left.
I went to grip but didn't draw because I could see their hands were empty, wanted to drive off but that car was a manual and first gear was geared to high and I didn't want to risk trying to drive off and having it stall.
I saw the guy on driver side wave off his partner, because he noticed something probably that I was watching both of them, and they got in their car and left.
They looked very coordinated, smooth, and practiced.
Next day after adrenaline wasn't making thinking so difficult I was real unhappy with my response, ideal situation would to drive off or while I had that car at least not be sitting in it as a target.
Exiting the car might have triggered action on their part, and no idea how many people beyond the driver where in their car, and while there was no car parked behind me & I was parked so I could drive forward out of parking spot, exiting would have trapped me with narrow path between cars and my own car door blocking retreat, with only open path being towards people flanking me.
Lessons I believe I learned:
Sitting in a car makes you a target.
Driving away ASAP is by far best "tactic", to facilitate that vehicle wise don't want manual tranny or other barriers to rapid transition from parked to gone. Also think EV's & hybrids have some real advantages with their high torque at 0 RPM and not having to "start engine", also diesels with their high torque worth thinking about.
Even with temperamental 1st gear in that car if I had started leaving at first hint of suspicion I would have been away before I was sure there was a problem. After being targeted over a cheap car I no longer feel any hesitation to leave where I am at, or avoid turning into my home if I have any suspicions about vehicles or people around me.
I didn't care that I only had G26 and J frame in my front pockets vs something better, I was just wishing my car had automatic tranny or proper granny 1st gear.
Don't think I'll own a manual tranny vehicle again.
I almost never sit in a car anymore unless actually driving, on very rare occasions I do I pick parking location very carefully and am ready to leave in a hurry.
It takes a sense of nervousness to realize a situation for someone who lives in high crime areas to respond appropriately like an undercover officer would or should. Or everything’s not about when do I pull my gun. A lot has to be said about knowing your territory.