20 Guidelines for Journey Survival

             – Greg

Listed below are 20 guidelines for surviving journey for untrained individuals. Energetic shootings are largely (not solely) an American phenomenon.  The rule is run should you can, disguise should you can’t run, and combat if you must. However don’t disguise in a spot or manner that forestalls you from preventing if discovered.  If you will get 15 ft between you and a shooter, run and hold operating.  Hassan at Ft. Hood was solely in a position to hit the individuals he trapped inside places of work and people little cubbies.  When outdoors with individuals fleeing he couldn’t hit anybody (see quantity 18, under).

1. Most people who find themselves going to focus on you on the airport search for flights arriving from sure places (like New York) and particularly goal designer labels on clothes and baggage. Should not have giant seen title tags on baggage along with your title, tackle, and so forth., and by no means simply stick a enterprise card within the plastic holder in your baggage.  In airports as we speak the place you possibly can’t simply decide individuals up on the high of the jetway, they’ve realized to choose you up on the baggage carousel to your flight. The reply is don’t ever costume properly arriving out of the country, girls shouldn’t have costly jewellery on. Don’t take something abroad you care about dropping.  Additionally, US Customs has been recognized to accuse you of getting purchased the jewellery in that nation and on return attempt to cost you costly duties.

2. Selecting up cabs at airports has typically been a part of organized felony enterprises.  The husband ought to at all times be seated within the again, even when house means his spouse/girlfriend is within the entrance subsequent to the driving force.  Most males will do the alternative, however you possibly can’t management the driving force sufficiently seated subsequent to him.  From the again you possibly can put a knife to his throat, punch him within the aspect of the neck, the ear or the temple, or get him in a choke maintain. Which means you must have put a knife in your checked baggage in a spot you will get it out immediately as quickly as you get your baggage off the arrival carousel.  Remember the fact that in lots of international locations – just like the UK – knives People carry on a regular basis are felonies, so watch out with it and remember to by no means show it.

3. Have recognized your route from the airport to your lodge and have a map.  The second the cab driver takes a flip that he shouldn’t, particularly if down a darkish aspect road, it is advisable to inform him to cease and switch again.  If he doesn’t, you instantly interact any of the steps in quantity 2, above.  You can not hesitate.  Be certain you know the way to say, “Cease, flip round proper now!” within the native language of the nation you’ve landed in.

4. Carry door stops and bubble wrap with you. The door stops safe any doorways moreover (not completely, although) and the bubble wrap is put simply inside your lodge door so if anybody does handle to get in throughout the evening the noise from them stepping on it should warn you.  After all, it is advisable to have a weapon by your mattress to seize rapidly.  In some international locations many assaults happen in motels or prepare sleeper automobiles at evening.  If a pair is touring, the person ought to sleep on the aspect nearer to the door.

5. Elevators aren’t normally an excessive amount of of an issue in public buildings.  However at all times transfer to the again so that you’re behind everybody.  Bear in mind that non-public house zones in European and Asian international locations are a lot smaller than within the US and they’ll use that to crowd you.  If you happen to really feel a possible risk push the button for the following flooring all of the sudden and get out rapidly. If somebody is ready for you in your flooring and has a companion within the elevator with you, you’ve simply break up them up if the one within the elevator will get out with you. If he does (since that button hadn’t been pushed earlier than it’s a warning) flip and drive your fingers into his eyes or punch him straight within the nostril. It takes a extremely educated particular person to obtain a punch to the nostril and never be dramatically affected by it.

6. When strolling down crowded sidewalks some thugs will work in threes.  One shall be in entrance of you and two behind you and to the perimeters.  The entrance man will all of the sudden bend over to tie his shoe, and while you cease the 2 behind you come up and put a knife or gun to your aspect and lead you off down an alley.  It will even be finished in daylight.  If this ever occurs to you be ready to maneuver rapidly, to incorporate utilizing a snap kick proper up between the legs and instantly step to the aspect and previous him. That creates an impediment for one of many two developing behind you, and lets you simply flip and take care of the opposite one.  Whenever you try this, they’ll act such as you simply harm an harmless particular person.  Don’t be dismayed or disarmed by such conduct. Transfer away and into the gang and hold shifting.

7. Know what your improvised weapons are that you’ve got with you and in your lodge room.

8. Most individuals are most secure when in a place of job. Second most secure at residence.  Motels are a risk space. Journey to and from is at all times your most susceptible Strive to not carry a little bit backpack.  Everybody on this planet identifies People by their obsessive backpack carrying.  Take note of the tempo at which individuals stroll within the nation you’re in, have a look at how they costume, stroll, and so forth., and check out to slot in with all of it.  A Russian can decide an American out from 100 yards away simply by the best way we stroll.  If you happen to journey rather a lot it is possible for you to to establish a lady from any European nation. They stroll in a different way from American girls.  If you happen to’re conscious, this turns into straightforward. However your threats are already conscious and trying to establish you. People are at all times very profitable targets.

9. Untrained individuals undergo life their atmosphere by a 30 diploma span in entrance of them and by no means look above eye stage or to the perimeters.  Folks educated in surveillance – and even criminals determine this out – will, subsequently, at all times be on the periphery of that and can normally take up posts on the alternative ends of your 180 diploma spectrum as you face ahead, and in home windows above you.  Anytime you stroll out of or right into a constructing, look to the far proper and left, then at all times examine the overhead. Simply that demonstrated stage of consciousness will ship most unhealthy guys in search of much less “switched on” targets.

10. All the time examine your “six” (behind you).  You possibly can cease at retailer home windows and use the reflection to choose individuals up.  Anybody following you not utilizing a cellular platform (ie., a automobile) shall be positioned about 20 to 30 ft behind you.  A second particular person shall be both one other 20-30 ft behind him (or they’ll be strolling collectively) or throughout the road however solely 10-20 behind your lateral place.  Be at all times checking these positions for being adopted. This turns into like respiration, with a little bit apply you do it and don’t even give it some thought.

11. All the time park your automobile nostril out in a parking zone for fast departure if confronted.  Nobody can again up in a rush, and if you’re attacked whereas moving into your automobile the assailant is within the “V” of the door and shall be swept into the automobile with you should you attempt to reverse first.  It is a rule for all girls as they’re often assaulted by rapists simply as they get into their automobiles in parking tons. And as a part of this, ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU PARKED!!!!  If parking within the daylight, search for the lights and park underneath them.  They’ll be on while you come out at evening.  Most individuals don’t hassle to examine once they park within the daytime. That is one other rule girls ought to observe on a regular basis.

12. If in a shopping center or should you assume that you just’re being adopted, do an abrupt turnaround such as you forgot one thing and look everybody straight within the faces of these you might be involved about as you stroll again previous them. If you happen to see somebody all of the sudden flip round, tuck his head and act like he’s going to mild a cigarette, and so forth., to keep away from being recognized by you, he’s an issue. You are able to do a lot the identical by going up an escalator then instantly taking place the escalator proper subsequent to it, wanting on the faces of everybody going up.

13. If in a parking zone, stroll down the middle of the driving lanes.  You’re in much less hazard of being hit by individuals who occur to be driving up the lane than you might be from the individuals hiding to the far aspect of automobiles as you stroll previous and can’t see them. Excessive profile autos like vehicles and vans are of the best concern. If you happen to’re near them, you’re a simple sufferer.

14. If you happen to’re being adopted on foot in a metropolis or city, take the primary flip on the corner. If he made that flip, take the following one. If he’s nonetheless there take the third. If he’s nonetheless there you may have an issue and wish to answer that risk.

15. When driving to and from anyplace, ALWAYS alter your routes. That applies to foot and automobile transit. Don’t find yourself being focused since you’re too lazy or drained to stroll an additional block or two.

16. If one thing feels prefer it isn’t proper, IT ISN’T!!! Belief your intestine and act on it.

17. In case you are accosted or confronted by somebody, don’t speak, don’t negotiate.  By no means say acquiescent issues like, “We’re not in search of any bother.”  That solely raises their confidence stage that you just’re going to be a simple sufferer and makes them behave extra viciously.  Strike first, strike quick, laborious and strike rather a lot. Then evacuate rapidly.  Scream the entire time.  Thugs want robbing males as a result of they gained’t scream, whereas girls will. Bear in mind these persons are predators not combatants. They don’t seem to be in search of a combat however a simple sufferer, simply as with all predators.

18. Depend on the truth that if somebody has a handgun, if you will get 15 ft of separation from them, statistically in the event that they shoot at you they’ll solely hit you 1 out of 10 instances, and of that 1/10 solely one other 1/10 wounds can be deadly. That implies that if you will get 15 ft aside and hold shifting, they usually do shoot at you (few criminals will), you’ll solely be at risk of dying 1% of the time.

19. By no means, by no means, ever permit somebody to place you in a automobile.  That’s an essential rule for all girls.  It’s higher to be stabbed or shot whereas resisting and left there whereas they drive away.  The possibilities are excellent you’ll reside.  Anybody who will get kidnapped and is put in a automobile will seldom be discovered alive.

20. Make sure to at all times depart your day by day schedule with somebody who shall be checking. Organize check-in instances so if one thing occurs they’ll be alerted to it immediately.  If that particular person is again residence, make sure you’ve already given them somebody to contact, to incorporate the native police division.  On the similar time, whoever is touring collectively ought to have established ERVs.  These are Emergency Rendezvous factors (British navy time period), so if one thing occurs and hubby is preventing off the unhealthy guys, the spouse and children have to scatter.  Everybody is aware of the place to hyperlink again up as you’ll possible not all have communications with one another.  All the time make the ERV a public place. Relating to this, girls (particularly American girls) have to abandon their need to not evacuate however to remain there as if they’re going to have the ability to assist. The presence of ladies solely makes it more durable for a husband or different male to take care of an issue bodily.  A big, robust, well-trained male can take care of a lot of males attacking him, however what he can’t take care of is those self same males splitting up and a few grabbing his spouse and child whereas he’s being drug to the bottom by the others.  With no gun he merely can’t defend them.  When one thing happens, the ladies have to get out of there and depart the person alone. Even when he will get his butt kicked he’ll be fantastic and be happy with the beating he took to maintain his spouse secure. What he and she’s going to by no means be capable to take care of is her getting gang raped in entrance of him and their youngsters, as a result of she wouldn’t do what she was instructed and evacuate with all due pace.

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