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> Tactically, if a stranger begins staring at me or targeting me in some odd way I consider them a threat to my life. Are you serious?
by aes256 14y ago
> Tactically, if a stranger begins staring at me or targeting me in some odd way I consider them a threat to my life.
Are you serious?
- wlesieutre 14y agoGoing out on a limb and saying he's an American. I think people here are somewhat conditioned to say that about everything because you can CYA when you overreact.
- BryanB55 14y agoI suppose I should have said "possible threat". I do a lot of combat/defense training and after a while you become conditioned to assess those that are behaving oddly or breaking social norms. I tend to see his actions as somewhat agressive. I don't think that is a very strange view to have. Even if you look back to early ancestors, monkeys and animals, most of them don't like being singled out or stared at for this reason[1]. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_attack#Factors_related_to_attack_incidents http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_attack#Factors_related_to_a...