This week, I’ve been talking about one of those areas that a lot of fellow preppers and gun owners neglect… “social chaos”.
A gun and empty hands fighting skills are great tools, but it takes a different skillset to deal with a mob of angry (or even just a mob of scared) people. If you were near ground zero at an event like the Boston Marathon, going kinetic on fellow “victims” wouldn’t be appropriate.
This is a completely different dynamic than what most people (even military and law enforcement) have a plan for.
A good buddy of mine has his program on sale and is adding a special free bonus (this week only) so I thought it was a great time to really dig deep into this topic with you.
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You know, most people don’t think that violence can reach out and touch them in a disaster.
You probably think that with all of your prepping and your trusty sidearm, you’re all set, right?
But here’s a recent comment from one of my readers that I think really drives home the reality of the threat of violence during any sort of crisis.
Here’s what Johnny G. had to say…
“We all know, there is NO second chance to have what you need on hand when a significant incident occurs – be it a mother nature right hook, a dollar collapse, societal breakdown scenario, or one of a myriad of other emergency scenarios.
I was lucky enough to endure 3 direct hurricane hits in South Florida in 2004 and 2005 and it certainly opened my eyes to how much my wife and daughters RELY on me to keep them safe, supplied and protected.
Folks WILL come banging on the door for coffee, sugar, dog food, etc. In a situation that may drag on for weeks and months, folks will no longer be asking – they will be DEMANDING or trying to intimidate you out of things, and desperate folks are NOT ABOVE violence when they get desperate.
I had 1 friend held up at gunpoint post- Wilma when he was seen with gas cans in the back of his pickup and I’ve seen the fistfights at the gas pumps and the near-riots at Home Depot in the propane line.
People change after a disaster!
A grocery store down the street from me had emergency electric running, and was the only store open for miles, 3 days after Hurricane Jeanne in 2004. Needless to say, the store was mobbed with people. I have a generator and lots of gas that kept my fridge and freezer running so I bought store items accordingly.
When it came my turn to put my purchases on the checkout belt, a frazzled looking lady behind me began scrutinizing the items i was taking out of my cart, which included a lot of freezer and fridge items. She was brewing for a fight with somebody, and DEMANDED to know (in a VERY loud voice!) why i was purchasing items that required refridgeration, and then started inciting in the same loud voice to those around me, “Look, everyone; HE has electircity!” Like i was some kind of villian!
“IT WAS NOT FAIR THAT I HAD ELECTRICITY, and THEY DIDN’T!”, she was yelling.
I kid you not; THIS is how QUICKLY a situation can get out of hand. And to my surprise, some folks began to grumble along WITH her about what an evil, priviledged pr*ck I was! She was inciting people around her and some folks began to take on an ugly tone.
I was very close to becoming an object for people to take their frustrations out on physically… FOR BUYING MILK AND ICE CREAM!!!
Thank God 2 cops moved in quickly and shut down both the frazzled lady AND the growing collection of people there that were suddenly looking at me like a child murderer or something!
THIS is how quick things can get out of hand post-emergency. I was looking at possibly having to abandon my purchases and having to fight my way out of there if it continued to escalate. Mob mentality takes on a life of it’s own very quickly, and social situations around you can change in literally a matter of seconds. Even if you are doing absolutle NOTHING wrong, you can be singled out and accosted. Thank God my wife and children were not with me.
The lesson learned that day? You are NO good to your loved ones who depend on you if you are dead, injured or missing.”
~ Johnny G.
I know that was long, but it gives me goosebumps every time I read it!
Johnny learned the hard way (and was lucky) that the very nature of people changes in a disaster.
It’s “eat or be eaten” when our very survival is at stake and had this situation turned even uglier, he would have had to fight his way to freedom and safety just to get back to his family.
And what if this mob of people followed him BACK to his home?
After all, if they knew he had electricity, what other “luxuries” could they exploit that they felt he shouldn’t be allowed?
Do you see now why I’m recommending you put your “escape & evasion” plan into practice now?
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