Thread: How seriously do you take your personal safety?

I'm sorry, but I have to totally disagree with you on that respect.



People feel better when they assume that random violence doesn't occur. It's part of human nature. Ah, she put herself in that situation...if I avoid that then I'm safe!

By random violence, I'm referring to a situation where the victim was randomly chosen.

I'd type more but I'm ghetting ready to head out.

Originally Posted by osmunger

Hi all,
Im going to start this discussion with a question, Who is responsible for your personal protection and the safety of your family and home? My answer to the question is YOU.Taking into account that the police will 99% of the time respond after the incident has happened.This is an area i have spent alot of my life trying to understand and pass my experiences onto others.Without thinking can you answer the following two simple questions, how many windows are in your home? How many stairs are in your home? My reason for this is the first line of defence we have is our sense of self awareness.More often than not we walk around in our own little bubble,not taking in our surroundings,unable to spot the abnormal. Before we can start with any form of self defence we first must understand ourselves, how to spot a potential situation,understand what is going on in our body prior to the attack, during the attack and after the attack,( i use the word attack rather than assault as each situation is different and may not always be physical). Lets throw it out there guys and hopefully get some interaction going here.Im egar to hear what measures you take,be it self defence classes (and what style) carrying of firearms (for our TI brothers who live in countries where it is legal to do so), and anyone who has been victim to such an incident (leave out the gorey details) and what you have learned from such an experience and what you would do different if you ever had to relive it..

No stairs where I live, and the bathroom is the only room from which I can't escape from the window. And thanks to you, I just creeped myself out realizing I know this stuff.
What I do for my personal safety is mostly stay fit - to run as soon as @#$ hits the fan - and avoid getting in trouble.

I travel quite a bit and it always amazes me how some tourists scream "rob me please!!!" at locals when they are visiting a country. So first rule of self defense: don't attract trouble, you won't get none.

Here is one of the sites I use, it gives you a good idea of what is going on. I know it is updated with info in the USA, seems to be OK for other countries too.

I am using it to base my next move and have used it when selecting hotels for trips.
I use the email feature for my home address to get updates as they are posted.

http://www.spotcrime.com

Originally Posted by chadlittle

Here is one of the sites I use, it gives you a good idea of what is going on. I know it is updated with info in the USA, seems to be OK for other countries too.

I am using it to base my next move and have used it when selecting hotels for trips.
I use the email feature for my home address to get updates as they are posted.

http://www.spotcrime.com

Better yet. would i survive a nuke .com

Originally Posted by konVILEuted

Better yet. would i survive a nuke .com

I know you were kidding but thinking someone might take it seriously, I tested it and it is so wrong as to if you would be safe or not, try this address: Ft Lancaster Ave, San Angelo, TX 76903, USA

That is dead center a target site and the results for it are

Alive! but do you want to be?You live in the middle of no where or are lucky. The planet isnt looking good though. Get ready for some great skiing in the incoming nuclear winter!

It doesn't use real data to determine your safety, just population figures. Funny how Miami, FL is destroyed but military bases with nuclear weapons are perfectly safe.


I can't even find a good source that would give you an idea if your area would be a target, have to do some more searching now that my interest is peaked.


edit:

For the USA I did find a principle target map:
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And 14 day fall-out if all targets were hit:
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From an interesting read: You Will Survive Doomsday

I live in a good part of town. HOWEVER, because of that there are many thieves in the spinsterhood. In fact, every single house around me has been robbed at least ONCE. Luckily, I have the shabbiest house on the block and I have yet to be broken into. I live in Canada so owning a firearm isn't really an option for me.

As for safety on the streets, I have been jumped by a gang before while I was walking the streets at night. luckily we got away without any major injuries.


I'm really not sure what I would do if someone invaded my house while I was home. If he has no gun/knife, I will definitely defend my house. But if there is a dangerous threat such as a firearm, I would not risk my life for some physical possessions (insurance).

I know it sounds lame but at the end of the day, my life is the most important thing I own.

Personal Safety I think, is important for everyone. I like to take my family on hikes and stuff, but so read so much news about these sick people out there destroying peoples lives, and it makes me want to get a gun. However, I feel that guns require an explicit amount of responsibility and that is not something that I am 100% sure I have. First, I don't really want to pull the trigger and take another persons life, and second, you can't just shoot them in their kneecaps as they broke in to your house, because then they can sue you.


Also considering I have kids that are younger, therefore I myself decided to take the other approach.

So we got a Dog. :)

Originally Posted by ZiLLa

I live in a good part of town. HOWEVER, because of that there are many thieves in the spinsterhood. In fact, every single house around me has been robbed at least ONCE. Luckily, I have the shabbiest house on the block and I have yet to be broken into. I live in Canada so owning a firearm isn't really an option for me.

As for safety on the streets, I have been jumped by a gang before while I was walking the streets at night. luckily we got away without any major injuries.

Yeah right, in the seedy underbelly of Canada. Give it a rest dude.

It's a shame and sad that my neighbors to the south have to feel like prisons in their own homes and neighborhoods. Did you know that the United States has THE HIGHEST incarceration rate in the world? And what do you get in return for stuffing so many of your citizens into prisons? Besides huge budget deficits I mean. You get some of the highest crime rates in entire world. You fear walking your streets. You fear sleeping in your own beds. Just some food for thought.

Originally Posted by s2cuts

Yeah right, in the seedy underbelly of Canada. Give it a rest dude.

It's a shame and sad that my neighbors to the south have to feel like prisons in their own homes and neighborhoods. Did you know that the United States has THE HIGHEST incarceration rate in the world? And what do you get in return for stuffing so many of your citizens into prisons? Besides huge budget deficits I mean. You get some of the highest crime rates in entire world. You fear walking your streets. You fear sleeping in your own beds. Just some food for thought.

Sad but true, however, in some country's there are people living in fear of going to a restaurant or getting on a bus and getting blown up by a guy/girl with a bomb strapped to their chest. Some Country's have militants killing people who are just trying to get food. But I agree that are crime rate is in excess and think that a possible cure-all would be to take from the example of other countries such as, person steals once he loses his hand, twice and no more hands. The problem isn't that are crime-rate is so high, it is that are punishments are too lenient.