You will also be running a cursory “what if” mental visualization of where a threat could appear and what your reaction(s) should be. You don’t need to insist on securing the “gunfighter seat,” which will put your back to a dead corner and your face to the entrance, because you are not anticipating a threat, you are merely conducting an inventory of your surroundings and the other people around you. When choosing a seat in a restaurant, position yourself to see the entrance or to minimize the number of people who might be behind you. While walking through an area, loosely keep track of anyone behind you.
Instead, you simply have moved your alertness to a level of attention that will prevent you from being totally surprised by the actions of another person.
This means you are paying attention to the sights and sounds that surround you whether you are at home or moving in society.Ĭondition yellow DOES NOT equate with paranoia or any other irrational fear of persons or places. In condition yellow, you remain relaxed, but are aware of who and what is around you. If you are attacked in condition white, you may very well die – unless you are lucky. Since even police stations have been attacked, it is better to be alert even when you are in your “lair.” As the Lakewood coffee shop ambush proves, you simply cannot be on white when you are in uniform, whether on duty or off. Ideally, a police officer is only in white when asleep, but realistically we often drop our guard when we are at home or in some other environment we assume to be safe, like the squad room. In condition white, you are relaxed and unaware of what is going on around you. This simple counter-ambush tactic could save police lives
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