Fred Fuller
Moderator Emeritus
Trainer John Farnam often repeats the old Candid Camera TV show tag line - "When it's least expected, you're elected." We emphasize the necessity for situational awareness over and over till it becomes a mantra, yet no matter how hard we try, we are all human and we all get distracted by one thing or another at one time or another.
And that makes us vulnerable. As Craig Douglas (SouthNarc) said, sometimes our awareness fails. We are all capable of being victimized by events of sufficient randomness, by attacks from sufficiently unexpected quarters. That doesn't mean we don't need to strive for the maximum level of awareness that we can individually maintain however, and we need to encourage the same in our family members and friends.
The young woman in this surveillance footage is lucky to be alive IMHO, and her assailant ... well, the fact that he was roaming around in public in his condition speaks volumes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD1-f-pO_uA
And that makes us vulnerable. As Craig Douglas (SouthNarc) said, sometimes our awareness fails. We are all capable of being victimized by events of sufficient randomness, by attacks from sufficiently unexpected quarters. That doesn't mean we don't need to strive for the maximum level of awareness that we can individually maintain however, and we need to encourage the same in our family members and friends.
The young woman in this surveillance footage is lucky to be alive IMHO, and her assailant ... well, the fact that he was roaming around in public in his condition speaks volumes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD1-f-pO_uA