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<blockquote data-quote="gerhard1" data-source="post: 3247921" data-attributes="member: 5391"><p>Defusing and de-escalation skills can, if used, make using physical force unnecessary. Also, the use of simple common sense as being courteous go a long way towards prevention of violence as well. Robberies excluded, a good portion of the violence that occurs in this country is because someone feels disrespected. If someone bumps into you or you him, a 'sorry bud' will likely be the end of it. A belligerent 'watch where you're going, *******!' will escalate the interaction and could lead to physical violence. Same thing if someone cuts you off in traffic; laying on your horn and giving them your middle finger will be a lot more likely to end up as a road rage incident than ignoring it would. Yesterday, as I was driving home from the ENS, I was cut off twice and I didn't respond with insults. If I had, it could have led to violence. A car was tailgating me and I was using my cruise control. I pulled over to the right to say 'pass me' and when that didn't work, I shut the cruise control off and let the car slow down without applying my brakes, which could have been seen as escalating the situation. The other car then passed me with no problems.</p><p></p><p>My basic point here is that a little bit of courtesy goes a long way in reducing the probability of your needing to use force.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gerhard1, post: 3247921, member: 5391"] Defusing and de-escalation skills can, if used, make using physical force unnecessary. Also, the use of simple common sense as being courteous go a long way towards prevention of violence as well. Robberies excluded, a good portion of the violence that occurs in this country is because someone feels disrespected. If someone bumps into you or you him, a 'sorry bud' will likely be the end of it. A belligerent 'watch where you're going, *******!' will escalate the interaction and could lead to physical violence. Same thing if someone cuts you off in traffic; laying on your horn and giving them your middle finger will be a lot more likely to end up as a road rage incident than ignoring it would. Yesterday, as I was driving home from the ENS, I was cut off twice and I didn't respond with insults. If I had, it could have led to violence. A car was tailgating me and I was using my cruise control. I pulled over to the right to say 'pass me' and when that didn't work, I shut the cruise control off and let the car slow down without applying my brakes, which could have been seen as escalating the situation. The other car then passed me with no problems. My basic point here is that a little bit of courtesy goes a long way in reducing the probability of your needing to use force. [/QUOTE]
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