Some Ways To Prevent Being An Attacker's Victim
Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2010
by Teresa Bernard
A1 Self Defense Products
Unfortunately personal attacks are a very ordinary anti-social behavior in our culture nowadays. Whichever form it may be, a robbery or assault, it is one of the most insidious invasions of our individual safety. Why does an antagonist pick one person to become his easy mark and not another? What do they look for when they choose their victim? Villains are very good at noticing the signs of a likely victim. It's a good idea to know what these signs are so you can circumvent the likelihood of becoming the next possible victim of crime.
An offender is in all actuality a coward and is looking for a victim who appears weak, subservient and unsuspecting. A target that won't (or can't) fight back and is easy to ambush It's important to know that your potential for becoming a victim is influenced by the signals you unwittingly communicate to an offender. Body language and non-verbal cues are unconscious signals that make up 80-90% of our communication. Predators, whether deliberately or intuitively, form an impression about you and how effortlessly you will be to dominate and control from these signals.
Fortuitously there are a number of methods that can be utilized to reduce your odds of becoming an attacker's next victim. If the bad guys look for possible prey who appears to be powerless, vulnerable and naive, then you must project the reverse of that. One way is to carry yourself with confidence. Confidence is a non-victim attribute. The more self-assured you appear to others, lessens your chances of being someone's target. An assailant won't choose a victim who appears to be difficult to overcome or will put up a fight. Any sign of strength or defiance, whether deliberate or implied, is often sufficient to cause a deviant to look elsewhere for any easier target. A way to project self-confidence is by walking briskly with determination, with your head held upright and looking alert.
Are You Aware Of Your Surroundings?
Another way to reduce the odds of becoming a "statistic" is to be keenly aware of your surroundings at all times. You not only increase the odds of detecting a potential mugger, but you also portray an image of attentiveness. Be mindful of who is around you and what activities are taking place at all times. Look at people who are walking towards you. Make eye contact with them. Hooligans look for prey who are inattentive and off guard. So put away the "electronic gizmos!" Get off the cell phone, iPod, PDA and laptop. They are a distraction. Using these devices in public places like parking garages, malls, parks, etc., lessens your ability to sense a threat and will make you an easy target. If you are distracted and not paying attention you won't even know you are being attacked until it is too late.
Add Some Personal Security Tools To Your Arsenal
As well as portraying self-assurance and being acutely vigilant, you should make it a habit to defend yourself from harm by taking along a few standard self-defense products such as a personal security alarm, oc pepper spray and a stun gun.
A personal security alarm is the perfect self-defense product for drawing attention to yourself when needed. These small, inexpensive items are easily carried and will give off a loud and extremely obnoxious noise when triggered.
Pepper spray is a non-lethal defensive aerosol that is made from oleoresin capsicum (OC), a chemical compound of pepper plants. t irritates the eyes to cause tears, pain, and even temporary blindness.
A stun gun is a self-defense weapon designed to briefly disable a crook by delivering a non-lethal, high-voltage electric shock. You must remember that any type of security products will not keep you safe if you do not use them.
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