You Cannot Assume You Are Safe Anywhere

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of being prepared for real-life risks such as robbery and violence, rather than focusing solely on fantasy disasters.

Send us Fan Mail You can do everything “right” and still get blindsided by a stranger in broad daylight. That’s the unsettling thread running through this conversation, and it’s why we’re reframing preparedness away from fantasy disasters and toward the risks that actually show up in normal life: robbery, assault, random attacks, and public-space violence that can happen in any neighborhood. From my perspective as a long-time police officer, I share why the world feels different than i...

People in this episode

Host: Keith Vincent

Topics covered

• preparedness
• public safety
• violence prevention
• real-life risks
• crime awareness

Keywords

• safety
• preparedness
• crime
• assault
• public space
• robbery
• violence

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