Situational Awareness - Let's turn the tables

[Layton]

Kudoes to you,you did help some one that asked for help

[Blacky]

[Enzo_T]

@Mike164

We talk about Situational Awarness and avoiding sketchy situations, know what’s going on around us etc. We talk about retreating, keep the threat in view.
But how do YOU act when someone does it to you?
Case in point.
I got on the elevator with 3 other people, a young couple and a 30 something lady. The elevator stops at the next floor and the couple gets off. I could see the single gal checking me out. Then just as the door starts to close she pushed ‘Door Open’ and gets off the elevator. I continue to the lobby where I check my mail, while there I see the next elevator door open and the single gal gets off. Clearly she did the right thing, we teach DO NOT get/stay on an elevator with a stranger, If your INTUITION alerts you listen to it. So no problem there. It did however kinda hurt my feelings. I am all about self defense be it martial arts, nonlethal weapons, firearms. I teach several self-defense classes a month to people that aren’t interested in carrying firearms. I consider myself to be the guy you want to get on the elevator with, so when she made an obvious escape I was a bit hurt.

How do you act/react when someone obviously acts like you are a threat and makes an obvious move to avoid you?

I would have said to her, “You’re right, I AM that guy your mom warned you about.” Then I would have smiled and walked away.

[Zavier_D]

@Mike164

How do you act/react when someone obviously acts like you are a threat and makes an obvious move to avoid you?

I carry myself like I am not worth the trouble, I’m turning 60, and don’t have the physical capacity I once had, so I rely on my tools and trying to project the image that there are easier targets. Studies have shown that criminals invariably go for the easiest mark. I try to project that I am not worth it. But I turn it off around people who might be in a situation where they are nervous or that I may be intimidating them. Especially women who are alone. I pride myself on being a protector and a sheep dog. Quite honestly it’s central to my personal view of myself.

[Papa_Zed]

@Zavier_D

I carry myself like I am not worth the trouble

This right here, whenever I am out walking I carry a shillelagh walking stick with my left hand, and as I walk I do tricks with it. This is to tell anyone who sees me, that I don’t need it for walking, it’s my first line of defense but not my last.

[BeanCounter]

@Papa_Zed

as I walk I do tricks with it. This is to tell anyone who sees me, that

…I know a thing or two.

[Karacal]

I just make myself unapproachable, the angry old white man look.

[Papa_Zed]

Didn’t start carrying one till the startup I worked for was bought by Amazon and they told us we could no longer bring pocket knives to work. 3 weeks later after shipping from Ireland I was carrying a shillelagh in the office, my new manager was who had the pocket knife conversation was not happy, but I was. You want to make rules to keep people from protecting themselves and you may not like the results.

[deranged]

Honestly in most cases I would rather it be this way. I’m naturally not an extrovert and prefer to be left alone. Some say my demeanor and appearance is off putting (mean looking) and in the past I have had 3 women (new hires) break out in tears by my mere presence without saying a word or doing anything threatening.

It’s just a gift I guess!

[Dave17]

… and those ears…

[Sinbad]

It’s the hissing isn’t it? Or maybe the claws or your fur being up?

[Mark712]

I have to agree Deranged, one cant give their self away, you can maintain S A without making people feel like they are being sized-up or watched. Never mind all the “ I enter a place from the left I case theres something going on I can draw without it being hampered and bla bla bla”.