Defending Against Mob Violence

[Jon651]

Here's a recent video from Massad Ayoob speaking about defending yourself against mob violence.

Wise advice and worth every moment of the 15 minutes.

Defending Against Mob Violence - Critical Mas(s) Ep. 04 with Massad Ayoob - YouTube

 

[Execpro]

A GREAT video! Thanks for posting it!

 

[THE PILGRIM]

It is a great but scary Video!
I say - A must Watch!

 

[haywood]

Thanks, good info

 

[robrossk]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

 

[hyena]

Good advice. Sadly. Thanks for sharing.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Thanks for posting the video. A reality check, to be sure.

I won't say, "It'll never happen here," but the 30-odd of us who live in this tiny high-mountain community -- 30 miles from gas 'n' groceries -- chose this place for a reason.

My heartfelt best wishes go out to all of you who might be subjected to a mob.

Stay safe.

 

[coachray]

Great video. Hopefully none of us will ever be in a situation like that.

 

[Ron In MD]

Avoidance, that is always my first thought.
When traveling I always have at least 2-3 alternative routes. A lot of planning, but well worth the time.

 

[Mule Packer]

I won't say, "It'll never happen here," but the 30-odd of us who live in this tiny high-mountain community -- 30 miles from gas 'n' groceries -- chose this place for a reason.

We're about 12-15 miles from gas and groceries and are tucked at the foot of the mountains. The deputy sheriff lives next door to me. When asked about a possible mob situation, he just smiled and said they probably wouldn't get past him or me.

Still, the video gives us all something to think about. Let's be smart and let's stay safe.

 

[biku324]

Good grief. Stay the heck away from tense situations.

The 'self defense' game gets more bizarre all the time.

 

[REM 3200]

What was the App Massad Ayoob said to get to avoid a mob? I could not understand him.

 

[robrossk]

I think Waze. It is a driving directions app

 

[REM 3200]

I think Waze. It is a driving directions app

That's it, thanks. The Army got most of my hearing.

 

[somorris]

Very interesting video. Thanks for the link.

 

[moosedog]

The way we break up the mobs here near Detroit, is we have several clean cut, middle aged men in suits walk straight into the mob and start handing out job applications.

 

[Drm50]

This Self Defense, Home Defense, offensive stuff has become a cash cow.
Every idiot with a pair of aviator sun glasses and a turtle neck is a expert.
Most have never done squat. Main thing in all this civil uproar is concentrate on your surroundings. Use common sense and avoid places you can be caught up in it. Have plan to get out ahead of violence if coming to your area.

 

[AJ]

Very interesting video.

 

[majick47]

Moral of the story is unless you want to get yourself into BIG poop stay the hell out of the BIG city. It's a poop hole and nothing good is going to come of it. Residents and businesses are fleeing the big cities like rats from a sinking ship.

 

[jughed440]

Great advice!! Avoiding the area of protest and mob action is simple and safe. But people can and do unknowingly run into a situation...such as a good friend of mine who spent a weekend in St Louis with his family. It happened to be just when the Ferguson Mo. riots were getting started. While stopped to fuel up he noticed a good sized mob not far away. Being unarmed and at the mob's mercy, he told his wife to slide over to the driver's seat, lock the doors, start the vehicle, and be ready to drive off. They made it out safely. That family is no longer unarmed and helpless. His college aged daughter and son both carry now as well.

I think Waze. It is a driving directions app

Great app!!
Another useful feature is the posting of police radar traps or police roadblocks...yeah, I know, they are 'necessary' to ensure the safety of other drivers, but they are revenue generators more than anything else. (sorry to get off of original subject)

 

[Drm50]

Me and buddies got caught up in 1968 race riots. We were on our way to Canada to bear hunt. School had just let out. We never gave riots a thought we were from small town and only saw that stuff on the news in big cities. We hit Youngstown after midnight and store fronts broke out, cars burning. We started running lights, hardly anyone on the streets. The National Guard got us right in middle of town. After questioning us and checking our story they escorted us out of town. The officer told us that or rifles were to be used only on Bear. A few hours later on raised hiway in Buffalo you could look down into town and see mayhem that had occurred before cops put a lid on it.

 

[Kurusu]

Great video. Thank you.

Always liked what Massad Ayoob had to say.

 

[Ματθιας]

Sometimes, protests and/or mobs just happen with no notice to folks who aren't and/or don't want to be involved. A couple of years ago I had no idea there were protests as I was driving on the freeway but there were people, lots of people walking along the shoulder. I found out later on the local news that they eventually blocked the freeway. The same news showed people getting caught at an intersection as protesters beat on their cars.

 

[Runs With Gun]

When I traveled abroad in 1997, I got a print out from the CDC on what vaccinations I needed (southern Asia). Included was advice "avoid all political gatherings / protests."

I'd do the same in the US, especially now. In fact, if I was driving north to ski (not this year) I'd avoid all large cities and simply go around those.

 

[Telecaster]

I looked at the Waze app. It uses your tracking device (aka smartphone) to report your location to total strangers. If you're ok with that, then it's probably useful. I try to minimize the number of total strangers my tracking device reports my location to.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Both the Maps app that comes with iPhone and Google Maps are better map apps, and both come with road obstruction notification. I don't like Waze for a variety of reason, including the one cited below. You also can't get a satellite view with Waze, which to me is much more helpful in a map app . . .

I looked at the Waze app. It uses your tracking device (aka smartphone) to report your location to total strangers. If you're ok with that, then it's probably useful. I try to minimize the number of total strangers my tracking device reports my location to.

 

[Sgt911]

Outrun the person next to you.

 

[petepeterson]

I try to minimize the number of total strangers my tracking device reports my location to.

An admirable goal, but with unlikely success. If anyone wants to know where you are (or have been, or been with, or saw at the Piggly-Wiggly, etc.), that little gizmo will certainly snitch on you.

 

[AJ]

I looked at the Waze app. It uses your tracking device (aka smartphone) to report your location to total strangers. If you're ok with that, then it's probably useful. I try to minimize the number of total strangers my tracking device reports my location to.

Then get rid of the cell phone and any other electronics (probably even the toaster)..........

 

[sipowicz]

But, I don't call them "homeless", I call them BUMS, which is what they ARE!

Here in California we are moe concerned on what to call the homeless than getting them off the street.. It used to be homeless....then it became "people affected by homelessness" and now it's "people experiencing homelessness" I guess "rent or mortgage challenged" had too much of a mental stigma. Next week the city council is voting on what to call "man" hole covers.