Keep your head on a swivel

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This video hit earlier today. It *appears* to depict (because it might be staged) a family at a gas station; as the video begins, the father, pumping the gas, is apparently acting strangely. It transpires that the father has seen something concerning, so he’s getting the hell out of there ASAP. Some commenters have suggested that he’s “fragile” or over reacting.

 

Over reacting? Well, maybe. Having seen the following video that came out later on the same day… the importance of situational awareness is driven home pretty clearly:

 

When it’s just you, being alert is important enough. When you have family depending on you…

 

2 responses to “Keep your head on a swivel”

  1. warhorse Avatar
    warhorse

    ok…he had plenty of time to get the plate # and the black SUV was still fueling up. they weren’t going anywhere for a little while anyways. the passenger should have been calling 911 on the way out of the gas station with that info.

    ok he protected his family..but to hell with everyone else, right?

    1. scottlowther Avatar
      scottlowther

      Protecting his family is *far* and away his prime directive. We literally only saw a few seconds of video once he got out of the parking lot; what happened after that… who knows. But so long as you can still see the threat, the threat can shoot *you.* Get a block away, take a turn that puts an office building between you and an errant burst from a nickle-plated AK-47, *then* call 911.