https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/membership-site-audios\/Brown+the+scumbag.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nLessons we can learn from this:<\/h3>\n
First, this illustrates the importance of being aware of what’s going on around you. Get off your phone and get your head out of your apps! If you must call or text, do so someplace safe where someone can’t sneak up and hurt or rob you. Read the other things I provide on awareness and watch my awareness videos. And then Be Aware! Be Alert!<\/p>\n
Second, when you have children with you, you must be more alert<\/strong>. You are not just responsible for keeping yourself safe, but your children as well. Yes, you teach them to be responsible for themselves and how to protect themselves as they grow up, but when young, it is your responsibility to keep them safe. This is especially important if you have a baby with you. And it’s not just bad people out there. There are many children hurt and killed each year, which could have been prevented, had their parents been aware of what was going on. When you are responsible for someone else, you need to increase your awareness.<\/p>\nLastly, this video illustrates that criminals don’t care about you, your baby or child, or anything else. They only care about themselves and getting away with their acts without getting hurt or caught. Luckily because of the video cameras, this guy got caught. But as I said above, he’ll probably be back doing it again soon. Therefore, if you are a parent, or caregiver of someone who needs you to help protect them, you must take this into consideration when thinking about and planning for your self-protection. Your strategies and tactics for protecting or defending yourself will change if you must take care of someone else. For purposes of this page, I just want you to recognize the differences, and if you routinely carry a baby or look out after kids or someone else, how will that effect your abilities to defend yourself or them? If you carry a weapon, how would you access it if also carrying a baby? Would you want to, or would you pay extra attention to awareness and avoidance strategies? What if those strategies failed and you had to physically defend yourself while holding a baby or looking after a small child? You must think about these things and plan accordingly if you don’t want to get caught by surprise.<\/p>\n