And those people want you to believe it. What they are capable of. What shuts those people down absolutely cold is when they realize what you are capable of. It is what you communicate to them by your presence. It is called by many names but it is an aspect of life force. The will to survive, to do whatever it takes, the ability to provide unremitting hell should the been arise. It either lives within you or it doesn’t.
Although it is often an act, that is true, and a person who is also capable of doing damage and is bigger and stronger will often shut down posers.
I think it is fair to say that 6’5” veteran cops, who interviewed Manson and were freaked out by him, probably had good reason to be freaked out by him.