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About criminals

Intro

Criminals are people who commit crimes. Most people are law-abiding, caring, productive citizens but many are people who break the law, don’t care who they harm, and do nothing to benefit society. We don’t need criminals, we have too many criminals, the more criminals that can be eliminated the safer and better society will become.

Types of criminals

Some types of criminals:
  • Professionals. Professionals usually plan their crimes to avoid confrontation and are not usually a physical threat unless provoked. They just want to get the valuables and get out.
  • Predators. Predators also want to get the valuables, but they do not care if they must abuse, injure, or humiliate their victims.
  • Posturers. Valuables are important to posturers, but of more importance to them is proving their courage and ability to their fellow criminals. Posturers are dangerous in that they may do things that are much more violent than the situation demands. 
  • Psychos. Psychos do not have any sane motivations for their violence, so they are unpredictable.

Types of muggers

Some types of muggers:
  • Snatch and run. The mugger who literally rips your bag or briefcase from your hand and runs away.
  • Blind-side. The mugger who suddenly appears and attacks without any apparent warning.
  • Defiant. The mugger who attacks without ritual or fear of the law or consequences, usually because you have walked onto his or her territory.
  • Professional. The mugger who plans attacks and uses deception to get inside your defenses.

Avoiding criminals

Awareness is the best way to avoid the first three types of muggers, but a thorough understanding of the attack ritual is the only real way of avoiding the fourth. Most muggings are not random acts; there is usually a ritual that precedes an attack. 

The attacker selects his or her victim, usually someone daydreaming or isolated. Often the victim will be stalked for a time before the attack. Many professional muggers approach their victims before an attack and ask a distracting or disarming question such as "Have you got the time?" or "I’m lost, can you give me directions?" This is done to engage your brain before the attack. Once you are engaged, the mugger goes to work.

Many muggers prefer to threaten attack to scare you without having to resort to physical violence, frequently backing the threat with a weapon or an accomplice, or both. They often employ the "false promise" of threatening not to hurt you if you are compliant. Do not believe them, muggers lie. Of course, there are always the muggers who attack first; it is easier to rifle your pockets while you are unconscious or dead. 

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