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bushido_man96
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 Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:06 am Post subject: Thought processes of the criminal mind |
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This post is spawned from an article in the December 2008 issue of Black Belt Magazine. It essentially discusses three elements to the thought process of an attacker.
1. Desire to attack. This stems from ideas of what one may gain from attacking you, be it monetary or social approval (like through a gang). He/she is attempting to fill a need.
2. Opportunity to attack. How? He may see you as being too comfortable or complacent in your current surroundings. You may be distracted by being on the phone, or he may notice that you routinely let others enter your personal zone.
3. Ability to attack. This usually relates to any physical advantage he might have over you. Size, weapons, numbers, etc.
This is a very brief overview of the outline of the article, but I fealt that it offered some very good information to think about when you are out and around. The author also states that one should not be paranoid, but just aware of what goes on around. Paranoia can make one too edgy, I think. Awareness is much more healthy, I think.
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tallgeese
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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:19 am Post subject: |
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All good things to consider.
Paranoa will actually lead to a state of hyper readiness which will decrease your bodies ability to respond to threats due to the stress it places on you sympathetic nervous system constantly. |
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bushido_man96
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Tiger1962
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Another suggestion which might sound crazy and be quite a challenge is to try and think like an attacker would. There are plenty books out there on the "criminal mind" and anticipating how they would approach / attack may enable one to be more prepared or at the least, have a broader view on possibilities.
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joesteph
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: Thought processes of the criminal mind |
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
1. Desire to attack. . . .
2. Opportunity to attack. . . . How? He may see you as being too comfortable or complacent in your current surroundings. You may be distracted by being on the phone, or he may notice that you routinely let others enter your personal zone.
3. Ability to attack. . . .
The author also states that one should not be paranoid, but just aware of what goes on around. Paranoia can make one too edgy, I think. Awareness is much more healthy, I think.
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There's not much someone can do about the first and third observations, except to be aware that this is how the criminal mind works, and to concentrate on the second observation. I didn't read the article, but in thinking about 1, 2, 3, I wonder if I wouldn't have presented them as 1, 3, 2, simply because, IMHO, 1 and 3 practically point to 2. At any rate, it's something that's within one's power to control or to control as best as humanly possible.
Paranoid/paranoia . . . Dysfunctional and downright unhealthy. Awareness? The right path to take.
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