In the world of threat management and protection there are three ways to handle a threat as it develops form a potential threat to an actual physical attack—listed in preferred order: threat avoidance, threat mitigation and threat defense. For example if you couldn’t avoid verbal argument with someone and they started to raise their voice, [...]
Wikipedia defines Knockout Game one of many names given to physical assaults in which one or more assailants attempt to knock out an unsuspecting victim, often with a single sucker punch, all for the amusement of the attackers and their accomplices.[1] Jim Slater of Associated press writes that reports of Knockout Game have come from [...]
Protective Intelligenceis the art and science of understanding and further managing potential threats by collecting and assessing relevant information about adversaries who have the motivation, capability, and opportunity to mount attacks against a target. Looking at it from a predator’s viewpoint – you and anyone or anything of value or importance to you, are considered [...]
Protection is that concept, method, or practice which prevents someone or something from suffering harm, or loss in the event of an attack. Protection implies a stable and relatively predictable environment, one where we may be at home, work, or school, seek recreation, and travel without fear of disturbance or injury. In other words, protection [...]
Every event that occurs has indicators that precede the event. Before someone speaks, they take a breath; before some applies the brakes, they move their foot over the brake pedal; before someone throws a punch, they make a fist. The key to situational awareness is learning to filter in the event indicators on which we [...]
At the risk of aging myself, I remember once upon a time we somehow survived without the use of cell phones. Having a cell phone way back when would have certainly saved the day on many an occasion, especially one that ended up creating one of my most significant life's events. It was winter rush [...]
