I know that you can't cover everything in one column. However, leaving out direct engagement gives the sense that this is not an option. Sometimes we will have to approach and engage. The response we get from a friendly, "How're you doing?" can give us a lot of information on the person's state of mind and intentions.
I know that you can't cover everything in one column. However, leaving out direct engagement gives the sense that this is not an option. Sometimes we will have to approach and engage. The response we get from a friendly, "How're you doing?" can give us a lot of information on the person's state of mind and intentions.
Totally. And knowing things like wrestling, bjj, judo, you’d have ways of taking them to the ground if they attempted aggression. Simply asking them to leave might be an option if conversation doesn’t work. A stare directed at a child may be predatory particularly when the individual continues staring even when adults stare back and then the individual approaches the child repeatedly. This happened when i visited a church with my daughter. I got her out of there, the man had physical and mental disabilities but my wife correctly advised to report it to the pastor. He informed staff. Not sure if they spoke with the individual. Hopefully. I would have someone escorting him if possible and sternly redirecting if he did anything inappropriate.
I saw someone behave like that in a playground and when police came it turned out they had a restraining order from prior incidents. He was arrested. When parents tried to engage him prior he ignored them. From polite yet assertive direct question to screaming, he kept staring it was like watching a predatory animal. One of the reasons i got i to bjj—as i had no options. (Though concern about a possible knife is legit even if you have skill.)
I know that you can't cover everything in one column. However, leaving out direct engagement gives the sense that this is not an option. Sometimes we will have to approach and engage. The response we get from a friendly, "How're you doing?" can give us a lot of information on the person's state of mind and intentions.
Totally. And knowing things like wrestling, bjj, judo, you’d have ways of taking them to the ground if they attempted aggression. Simply asking them to leave might be an option if conversation doesn’t work. A stare directed at a child may be predatory particularly when the individual continues staring even when adults stare back and then the individual approaches the child repeatedly. This happened when i visited a church with my daughter. I got her out of there, the man had physical and mental disabilities but my wife correctly advised to report it to the pastor. He informed staff. Not sure if they spoke with the individual. Hopefully. I would have someone escorting him if possible and sternly redirecting if he did anything inappropriate.
I saw someone behave like that in a playground and when police came it turned out they had a restraining order from prior incidents. He was arrested. When parents tried to engage him prior he ignored them. From polite yet assertive direct question to screaming, he kept staring it was like watching a predatory animal. One of the reasons i got i to bjj—as i had no options. (Though concern about a possible knife is legit even if you have skill.)
I took martial arts for many years.
Twenty years in Karate, and eleven years in Kung Fu. When the class was learning knife defense, I found a class on knife fighting.