S.I.V.A. IN THE REAL WORLD

For those who don’t remember I wrote about almost all criminals attacking according to S.I.V.A. That’s the acronym that stands for Selection, Isolation, Verbal then Attack/Assault. If you prefer you can call it the criminal attack plan.

The Process

First he selected his victim looking out for women in cars as they headed home from night clubs.

Secondly the victims were isolated when they left the club.

Third, he used the ploy of running into their cars the same way another criminal will use a verbal ruse to get close enough to launch his attack.

Then he attacked.

As I’ve mentioned previously you can avoid the attack step if you are diligent enough with the first three.

Counter Measures

Could you for example reduce the risk of being selected? Yep. Have a male in the car with you or have a pile of friends in the car. Alternatively have NRA gun stickers on your vehicle or don’t go clubbing until he’s been caught. (If you have trouble finding a guy, there used to a company that sold a male mannequin for lone women drivers that you could put in the front passenger seat to create the impression there was a man on board).

Next…could you increase your awareness levels when you’re on your own? You have to be hyper-vigilant any time you leave the safety of numbers if you want to thwart the criminal attack plan.

As for the steps to take during the verbal phase (in this case the fake accident) see the previous blog entry.

If you do those three well enough you should never end up in the final phase having to fight your way out of a planned ambush by the bad guy(s) and that avoidance and awareness is what true self protection is all about.