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Being Resistant to ‘Street Targeting’ Attacks

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ALIAS
Mar 16, 2023
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On foreign streets, the best self-defense measure is the evasion of the hostile scenario / situation that’s materializing. But being resistant to ‘street targeting’ negates the need for defensive or evasive maneuvers.

‘Street targeting’ is a term to describe how hostiles select their victims on the fly while out on the streets. Instead of diligently studying a potential target for a long game, this term is for crimes of opportunity happening in real-time (muggings and acts of violence) with no prior set up or preparation for the assault.

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