When talking about personal security awareness, people often say ‘Aren’t you just being paranoid?’. The answer is a firm ‘No’. If you don’t take charge of your own safety, who will?
Recently I was on a train leaving London after a night out. When I boarded I noticed a young girl, early 20′s, completely out for the count! She was drunk as she almost fell off her seat, then she put a large hood all the way over her head so she could sleep better.
So lets look at this:
Young girl travelling alone late at night on a train. Clearly very drunk, not aware of whats going on around her. If I was a criminal, who would be my target on that train? Whats worse is that not only could she have her property stolen, being in that kind of state could make it easier for a more serious crime to take place.
Your personal security awareness doesn’t mean you are on guard all the time. In this situation it just means that you should know your limits and be aware of what or who is around you.
Remember, there is no such thing as a random attack.
