{"id":4883,"date":"2023-01-06T20:28:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T20:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/?p=4883"},"modified":"2023-01-25T12:06:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T12:06:08","slug":"overview-of-victim-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/blogs\/overview-of-victim-options\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Overview of Victim Options<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4883\" class=\"elementor elementor-4883\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f635825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f635825\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4463ca85\" data-id=\"4463ca85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc57d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fc57d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.1 - 15-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When a predator targets a victim, he or she has five possibilities.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad83938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad83938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.1 - 15-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The two most well-known are \u201cfight or flight\u201d (fighting or fleeing). Surrendering is commonly mentioned in several martial arts theories. (And \u201cfrozen\u201d is one sort of submitting).<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve included two new options: outsmarting and posturing, and they\u2019re all in compliance with FBI principles (and also clarified their clunky terminology).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s hard to fully predict the frantic confusion of a sudden threat that forces you to make a split-second decision among your options. Nonetheless, recognizing your options now will assist your intuition in selecting an option later.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e762f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12e762f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FACTORS INVOLVING FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c2eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34c2eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Your apprehension: using a cell phone, headphones, or daydreaming is analogous to a lame antelope drawing a lion.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The nature of the attacker: is he a fearful yet volatile child, a twisted lunatic, or something in between?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The presence of a weapon or an accomplice, which may not be obvious at first.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The setting: densely congested regions may stymie him. Is it your territory or his? Familiarity is advantageous.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Your personality: is it possible for a passive person to be aggressive? Can an aggressive person surrender (or pretend to surrender)?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Your ability to plan and battle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Your determination to fight for your life and never give up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a271b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a271b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIVE OPTIONS FOR THE VICTIM<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ace7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88ace7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Expect threatening threats and to be wounded, but most importantly, expect to survive (see Hope is Key in Stress Control \u2013 Willpower). As the scene unfolds, opportunities may present themselves. A victim must rely on her instincts to choose from the five victim options:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 First option \u2013 Posturing: portraying yourself as a difficult target. If it doesn\u2019t work, try these:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Second Option \u2013 The most obvious option, fleeing, may not be available. If not:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Third Option \u2013 Outsmarting: defusing a dispute verbally and navigating toward departure. If it doesn\u2019t work, try these:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 4th Option \u2013 Surrender: as a precursor to an escape, possibly supported by:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 5th Option: Fight like a mad dog in order to escape. Stun and flee.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A review of this section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ba2ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6ba2ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IMPROVING YOUR OPTIONS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c34a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8c34a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keep Pepper Spray and a Personal Security Alarm (noisemaker or screamer) in plain sight to deter a predator. These sections also explain how to use them efficiently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a predator targets a victim, he or she has five possibilities. The two most well-known are \u201cfight or flight\u201d (fighting or fleeing). Surrendering is commonly mentioned in several martial arts theories. (And \u201cfrozen\u201d is one sort of submitting). I\u2019ve included two new options: outsmarting and posturing, and they\u2019re all in compliance with FBI principles &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/blogs\/overview-of-victim-options\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><strong>Overview of Victim Options<\/strong><\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4883"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5489,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4883\/revisions\/5489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}