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I too have little to none of the training that many here have so I will defer to your better training and instincts. That said a couple of points I want to mentionWe inherently "profile"....it's how the human mind works. We profile fruit when we're at the store deciding which apple to buy just as we profile a person wearing certain clothes or acting a certain way. It doesn't make us bad, racist or anything else, it makes us human. We need to get past the PC BS and be willing to embrace that our subconscious minds often identifies things our concious minds dont. As my wife says "you have to learn to trust your little voice"....that voice in your head that says "don't go there" or "stay away from that person". That said many also have difficulty imagining the worst. Tom Freedman (sp?) Said 9/11 was a result of our (collectively) failing to imagine that jetliners would be weapons. I somewhat agree with that (although Tom Clancy used it as a plotline in a book years before so it clearly wasn't "un thought of". But I mention this because even if we haven't experienced something (a truck being used to mow down pedestrians, an armed gang taking over a concert venue) we need to recognize that those things can happen and think through what we would do, and also what we should b doing to not be in the situation in the first place. (Easier said than done oft times). Preparing in my mind, because I haven't had the specialized training so many have, means thinking through scenarios, trying to see what makes sense, what worked, what didn't etc. And then as I enter places or go places making sure I keep distractions down as best I can. Often all easier said than done but I just have to keep trying. I look forward to reading others postings on the subject.
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb. I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.