There are a few small nuggets in it, under piles of nonsense such as "don't discuss situational awareness, I want to have fun".
Go up to the search bar of this very forum and type in the term "Situational Awareness"
1. I challenge you to find anybody that gives you a valid definition. I challenge you to find any reference to anybody who's not a professional that actually defines the term.
2. Count how many people talk about "increasing their situational awareness" like it's a switch you can turn the volume up and down on. Count the number of references you get to keeping your head on a swivel (which by the way is a behavior that
will get you noticed) and how many people talk about "I always sit with my back to the wall" which is
exactly what that guy was talking about.
What's the value in telling somebody to "increase their situational awareness" if you don't can't tell them how to do it? Do you really want to know how to "Increase your situational awareness"? Get your ass kicked a couple of times that will usually do it.
The guy's background appears to be law enforcement--in which proximity is a requirement,
You live in a civilized society in which proximity is a requirement. Did you listen to what the guy was talking about? He was talking about normal conversational distances. Cops don't stand 20 ft away from you and interview you. When you go shopping do you tell people to stay away from you?
When a crackhead approaches you to put the mooch or the mug on you. Some proximity is going to be a requirement. Are you going to start yelling at them when they're 15 ft away and tell him not to come any closer? That's going to start a confrontation I
guarantee it.
This isn't specifically germane to this discussion but when I was doing stuff like this for a living I made it a point I
never raised my voice unless it was absolutely necessary. Where I live open carry is legal. I've had multiple homeless people walk up to me usually not carrying a gun but quite a few with a Bowie knife on their belts. Can't draw down on them, not about to let them walk right up on me was that knife on their belt or that wonderful impact weapon disguises a water bottle in their hand. Conversational tone "Hey bro that's close enough, what can I do for you?"
That creates an immediate reactionary Gap and provides you information just as that video says. Because if you ignore the boundary that I just set, something's up. If you continue to approach me after I
specifically and politely asked you not to, you're a threat.
Initiating a confrontation does constitute a criminal act.
I think that depends on your definition of initiating a confrontation.
The civilian must start with avoidance,
Much Truth.
And step one is situational awareness.
Okay. How do I practice situational awareness? How do I Define situational awareness? How do I know how situationally where I should be? How do I increase my situational awareness?