A Women's Intuition Your First Line Of Self-defense
- Date: 2010-05-25 - Word Count: 373
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"Actual danger is not necessary to justify the use of deadly force in self-defense. If one is confronted by the appearance of danger which one believes, and a reasonable person in the same position would believe, would result in death or great bodily injury, one may act upon those circumstances. The right of self-defense is the same whether the danger is real or merely apparent."
- People v. Minifie (1996) 13 Cal.4th 1055, 1068
The clearest signal one can have of potential danger from another person is their behavior. What they do, how they appear when doing it, and where do you fit into their actions? Being able to recognize danger signals is the first and finest strategy for staying safe.
Predators often use their behavior to check potential prey reactions, Passive response? [check] Ignored my advance? [check] Complied with coercive ploy? [check]... and response is the leading indicator of your vulnerability to attack. All too often these 'hunters' have societal help since from a young age most women are taught to:
• Give everyone the "benefit of the doubt"
• Stop "over-reacting"
• Avoid "imagining things"
• Not to make a scene
• Be nice, be helpful, be… compliant
• Put others' needs before your own
Negative reinforcement throughout the years, when these lady-like manners are transgressed, makes for a seeming dichotomy in safety concerns. And they are... if a woman tries to square-peg into round-hole these social ideals into situations where not appropriate. Polite society is a great place to be. But when you are not there, do not pretend that you are.
Learning the danger signals of behavior is the primary safety skill and often the most important. Interesting thing about this "learning" process, it is actually more of a reminder course, as in: you already know how this is done. How? Intuition. An amazing skill, often overridden by conscious reasoning, manners, and "don not be silly(s)"; but It is something worth honing and relying upon.
In real life self-defense scenarios, women are encouraged to remember what they never forgot by paying attention to "that little voice within". For its questions, are often the answers, Why is he...? How do I...? What are those...? Where did that...? These are your cues to get a move on and look to exit the situation.
- People v. Minifie (1996) 13 Cal.4th 1055, 1068
The clearest signal one can have of potential danger from another person is their behavior. What they do, how they appear when doing it, and where do you fit into their actions? Being able to recognize danger signals is the first and finest strategy for staying safe.
Predators often use their behavior to check potential prey reactions, Passive response? [check] Ignored my advance? [check] Complied with coercive ploy? [check]... and response is the leading indicator of your vulnerability to attack. All too often these 'hunters' have societal help since from a young age most women are taught to:
• Give everyone the "benefit of the doubt"
• Stop "over-reacting"
• Avoid "imagining things"
• Not to make a scene
• Be nice, be helpful, be… compliant
• Put others' needs before your own
Negative reinforcement throughout the years, when these lady-like manners are transgressed, makes for a seeming dichotomy in safety concerns. And they are... if a woman tries to square-peg into round-hole these social ideals into situations where not appropriate. Polite society is a great place to be. But when you are not there, do not pretend that you are.
Learning the danger signals of behavior is the primary safety skill and often the most important. Interesting thing about this "learning" process, it is actually more of a reminder course, as in: you already know how this is done. How? Intuition. An amazing skill, often overridden by conscious reasoning, manners, and "don not be silly(s)"; but It is something worth honing and relying upon.
In real life self-defense scenarios, women are encouraged to remember what they never forgot by paying attention to "that little voice within". For its questions, are often the answers, Why is he...? How do I...? What are those...? Where did that...? These are your cues to get a move on and look to exit the situation.
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