A few years ago I was called to a 7-Eleven convenience store to arrest a shoplifter.  As a police officer, basically all I was for shoplifters was transportation.  We do the report and transport the person to jail but it is up to the store to prosecute.

When I arrived on the scene I found out that the guy had tried to steal bologna.  He had tried to steal it because he was hungry and had no money.  This guy was going to jail because he was doing what he thought he needed to do to survive.  As you can imagine there may be a moral issue here.  Yes the guy stole something but he was doing it so he could eat.

This situation is an issue police deal with daily.  Police officers have to be able to put emotion aside and focus on the law.  As civilians however, we have to understand emotion and desperation.  We have to accept the fact that there are people who will use us as a means to an end without any thought to the hardship their actions present to us.

We have to educate and train ourselves to be prepared for this situation when it happens.  That education starts with our Protective Thinking video.

Don’t find yourself in this situation alone. Take with you the knowledge you have gained from Escape Plan.