[The_Media_never_lie]

I dated a cop for a while, and he did the same thing. Not only did he scan people, he scanned the environment. When we walked into an area or room, he immediately took notice of entrances, potential emergency exits, possible safe hiding places.

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Checking out the exits is important. Also, the individual must train himself/herself to think independently, and should a threat manifest itself, leave immediately instead of passively watching the trouble unfold. I.e., when a fire breaks out in a crowded concert hall, people have been recorded to watch the fire spreading, instead of immediately exiting. Seconds in a case like this is important.

[Col Frank Slade]

Situational awareness is impossible when you are staring at an iPhone all the time.

Part of the problem..

[Cold Heart]

When I was a kid, there were scarey movies where I couldn’t believe people could be that stupid. I found out people really are that stupid.