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Does Your Daily Routine Put You in Danger?
Sometimes the most common places we go on a day to day basic can be risky to our personal safety. These can be places you would never expect. Such as the parking lot at your job, your local ATM, or even the laundry room in your apartment building. What makes these places to dangerous? The answer is very simple. When you're going to and from these locations there is a predefined goal that your mind is fixed on, getting to your car, taking out money, or getting a clean shirt. When your mind is fixated on the goal at hand you tend to block out things in the area that are out of place. This is when the trouble starts. When you are no paying attention to the environment around you it opens the door for a smart criminal to take advantage. A lot of criminals out there pray on these areas. They understand that most people do not think they could possibly be the victim of a crime in such a common location.
Let's say one night you are getting out of work late and you can't want to get home and watch some TV. While you are walking to your car there is someone lurking in the parking lot waiting for an opportunity. Just as you insert your key into the car door your pushed face first into your car window. You're now completely defenseless to this stranger demanding money. You're left with only once choice, give him what he wants and hope you walk away safely. This is a position that no one ever wants to be in and will undoubtedly end in permanent mental and physical scares.
What can you do to avoid finding yourself in this situation? The answer is pretty straight forward. You need to learn how to identify fringe areas. These are the "in between" where criminals usually lurk. These locations by themselves are not dangerous; it is the criminals that exploit them that make them dangerous. Everybody passes through a large number of them on a day to day basis. The best way to identify a fringe area is the area you pass through on your way to or from the crowd. The crowd can be your job, the mall, or even the grocery store.
The key to being safe in these areas doesn't involve being super paranoid and avoiding them all together. The key is being observant of your surroundings and learning the natural behavior of people that are located in these areas. A good example of this is your typical parking lot. When you in a parking lot everyone has a mission in mind. This mission is either getting from their car into the establishment or leaving the establishment and going to their car. It is uncommon to see people just hanging out in a parking lot without a visible objective. Granted there are exceptions to this but generally most people are doing one of the two. If you are on the way to or from your car take a quick scan around the parking lot every minute or two and look for anything that is out of place. If you notice someone just standing there paying too much attention to you, or working their way closer to you, your best bet is to go back where you came from and contact someone about the situation.
The most effective thing you can do to minimize the fringe area danger is to pay attention to your surroundings and become familiar with things that are normal in these areas. If you know what is normal it will make it much easier to identify when something isn't right. Smart criminals take advantage of the mental blinders people wear when they are on their way to and from somewhere. By removing these blinders and being observant of your surrounding it will substantially reduce your risk of becoming a victim of a personal crime.
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