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yettoblaster · June 5, 2008, 06:13 PM

Situational awareness.

I have never been in a confrontation I didn't want to be part of (except in the military).

I believe you can usually see this stuff coming from a long ways off, and take measures to slow its approach enough to extricate yourself from the scene of an impending crime, if you want to.

In fact, if you SUDDENLY find yourself in an uncontrollable situation, you likely were not as aware as you thought.

Now understand I'm sure there are things you can run into on the street that develop beyond your field of vision and suddenly blind-side you, however in the wide view I believe it comes down to percentages like: how often do you choose to be in "that" part of town. etc.

June 5, 2008, 06:13 PM	#37
yettoblaster Junior Member Join Date: June 2, 2008 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 10	Situational awareness. I have never been in a confrontation I didn't want to be part of (except in the military). I believe you can usually see this stuff coming from a long ways off, and take measures to slow its approach enough to extricate yourself from the scene of an impending crime, if you want to. In fact, if you SUDDENLY find yourself in an uncontrollable situation, you likely were not as aware as you thought. Now understand I'm sure there are things you can run into on the street that develop beyond your field of vision and suddenly blind-side you, however in the wide view I believe it comes down to percentages like: how often do you choose to be in "that" part of town. etc.