0128 – LE What Can Women Learn From This

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Jen Posted up on my FB wall a link to this article Lululemon Robbery/Murder with the question: “What can women learn from this?”  Great question, but I’m not surprised that’s what good journalists do is ask good questions.

I look at information about crimes the same way I do about the situation in Japan.  No matter how morbid it seems we have a duty to analyze the situation as throughly as possible to learn from it.

So, here it goes  What can be learned from this horrible event:

1. Boundaries aren’t
   • Criminals are smarter than we give them credit for.
   • They don’t follow our expectations regarding violent crime, instead they exploit them.
   • The question that Jen asked was a good one, but I want it to be better.  Women?  How bout people.
2. Be slow to give trust and quick to take it away
   • Locks are there for a reason, use em!
   • Most crimes are inside jobs
   • Trust your gut
   • The Gift of Fear
3. Get the training and skills you need now.
   • We are not safer with our heads buried in the sand
   • The wellness of those who make it through violent encounters tends to depend on the control they feel that they had during their violent encounter.
   • You cannot use skills and tools that you do not have.