OldMarksman
Staff
Posted by Double Naught Spy:
The notion that all people, even highly trained ones, will detect all suspicious behavior by persons intending to ambush them before it is too late, all of the time, and in all places, is just plain silly.
Last week a neighbor of mine was struck from behind by and badly injured man who entered his garage with a shove. He did not detect the presence of the assailant beforehand, and to assert that improved "situational awareness" on his part would necessarily have changed anything would be baseless supposition.
The victim lost his keys and his car. Had he been armed, we can assume that he might well have lost his weapon.
To believe that one can always maintain a level of wariness high enough to prevent an ambush is to engage in fantasy.
Yes, we try, but to assume that an attack indicates poor tactics is not a reasonable confusion.
What do you know about her awareness at the time?
Would you describe a person who is stabbed or struck from behind in a line at a counter as having experienced a "lapse in security"? What do you do when you stand in line?
So it seems.
What do you wear in the shower?
The notion that all people, even highly trained ones, will detect all suspicious behavior by persons intending to ambush them before it is too late, all of the time, and in all places, is just plain silly.
Last week a neighbor of mine was struck from behind by and badly injured man who entered his garage with a shove. He did not detect the presence of the assailant beforehand, and to assert that improved "situational awareness" on his part would necessarily have changed anything would be baseless supposition.
The victim lost his keys and his car. Had he been armed, we can assume that he might well have lost his weapon.
To believe that one can always maintain a level of wariness high enough to prevent an ambush is to engage in fantasy.
Yes, we try, but to assume that an attack indicates poor tactics is not a reasonable confusion.