Giles wrote:Horrible incident. No idea whether this attack was in some way "provoked" or not; doesn't make any real difference, it remains a vile criminal act.
Whatever the case, there's a very clear takeaway from this video. If someone is carrying a weaponlike object in a place where that's not the norm (and even more so if the behaviour or body language of this person is challenging, threatening or in any way 'off'), then DON'T let this person out of your sight. That doesn't mean you have to mirror their conflict behaviour, you can be neutral, laid back or even friendly. But BE AWARE !!
Steve James wrote:If it weren't noted in the title, I'd never thought a transgender person was involved. The attack seems to be out of rage as opposed to being random. If the person had wanted to kill, it would have been relatively easy.
Steve James wrote:True, if someone walks into a gift store carrying a hatchet, it would draw attention. Though, every plumber, carpenter, logger, or iron worker walks around carrying deadly weapons. It's rare that they attack anyone with those tools. And, everybody buys something from a hardware store every once in a while.
I don't think there's any specific way to prepare for random attacks. Sure, you could say that seeing someone holding a potential weapon should raise alarms. Then, again, what about people carrying guns? What about people in the park with swords? Imo, this is only a matter of one's perception of threat. It might have been logical for the victim to have been concerned about the attacker. But, he was smiling and talking to the attacker at first. He didn't expect the attack, but I don't think it was random.
Steve James wrote:The interaction between the attacker and the victim before the attack is where it could have been prevented. And, if that wasn't successful, then the victim should have removed himself from the situation or attacked first.
It was "random." She attacked two innocent strangers. Per her trial testimony, she was mentally disturbed, heard voices and on drugs.
Steve James wrote:It was "random." She attacked two innocent strangers. Per her trial testimony, she was mentally disturbed, heard voices and on drugs.
I didn't look up the case, and the video had no explanation or sound. Yeah, my idea of random applies to rational people doing something for no reason. I didn't know the person had a mental illness, or was hearing voices. I was just going by what I saw on the video.
Sure, if the victim heard someone carrying an axe talking to himself and acting crazy, he should have taken more precautions. But, as I said, I don't know how he was acting before; and I would still argue that the solution is preventative.
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