WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF....? 🤷🏻‍♂️

John is always thinking through the moral, tactical, and legal ramifications of taking action in a bad situation. To think "what if" is usually considered paranoia, but if you're paying attention to today's culture, it may benefit you to consider all angles - prepare mentally before you have to act in the real world.
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[@johnbrown2163]

John answer this one. What if you drowning and everyone laughing and they wont help and your legs cramping up??

[@deathlis]

@@colleenrenee2595 Yea I either expect the world to end before then, or we'll have our own "safari" hunt in full swing right around this time.

[@SteelWolf13]

What goes into a planning trip when your the host of a group of people? It's a lot bigger then just taking a family.

[@andrevuuren7043]

Allready watching from South-Africa 🇿🇦...you will not return to USA the same after a proper Africa trip. nkosi sikelel Iafrika

[@johnbrown2163]

@@SteelWolf13 Rope attachments to loved ones usually works.. Less Stress also...

[@adrianfirewalker4183]

If someone jumped in the car with my wife and told her to drive, they'd soon ask her to stop and let them out!

[@CandC_Farms]

Mine too, they would totally regret it! 😂

[@mr.matthews67]

😂😂😂

[@ChiefMiddleFinger]

Sounds like someone's Ms. Future Nightmare ( - :

[@ragan714]

Where ever he’s going... he’s gonna be late. 🤷‍♂️

[@mikeyob4271]

My mom's horrible at driving.... Same LOL.

[@areekalaan]

I actually had the somebody breaking into my car scenario happen to me. I started video recording and placed my phone in my breast pocket (it's tall enough the lense doesn't get covered) like a body cam. Then I put on a smile and asked "you lock yourself out? Dude, that sucks!". This caused him to look at me, agree, and start making up a BS story about how his girlfriend locked the keys in the car. It also allowed me to get a good look at his waste line. After getting good footage of the guy's face and voice, I backed off about 25 feet and called 911. I say "there's a guy trying to break into my car, I got video of his face up close" and he looks up to see me holding a gun. (Finger off the trigger pointed straight down, but out of the holster in case he decided to do something stupid and as a warning in case he tried to assault me to take my phone). The look on his face was priceless. He booked, cops showed up eventually and got a copy of the video and took the mangled coat hanger as evidence. He scratched the crap out of the inside of my passenger door. But it was kind of a beater anyway.

[@Persocondes]

my goal is to have a range rover as a beater lol

[@darklight4815]

good on you bro,that's quick thinking and sounds like you executed everything perfectly..awesome.

[@landing1]

Cool story bro

[@GF_Burke]

"Some dude grabs my kid and runs". Damn, I'd feel really sorry for that guy.

[@PS-rr2jt]

Yea, I’m catching and beating that guy to a bloody pulp, but what if there’s a partner that grabs your other kid and disappears?

[@sammiller2637]

You didn’t answer the question

[@PS-rr2jt]

Robert Haring Let’s say you are in a crowd and the guy grabs your kid and is now zigzagging through that crowd and you have no clear shot, so you have to chase him, leaving behind your other kid. Now what?

[@joebob1166]

Hmm let me think... 1) Dude better be in really good shape to be able to outrun me. 2) Dude better be super strong to be able to carry a kid ?(pounds) aaaand outrun me, plus with righteous fire and indignation burning inside me... Naa, he’s gonna get destroyed. I’d be surprised if he made it 50 feet.

[@GF_Burke]

Ahh. Na, I meant my kid would kill them.

[@ahmctech104]

I taught my wife the “Bobby Hill Technique” It goes as follows: 1. Yell “I don’t know you! Get off my purse!” 2. Kick the groin as hard as you can.

[@K3KTB]

"Bobby Goes Nuts"

[@thecode3fc]

AHMC Tech isn’t that Benny Hill?

[@DirtRider999]

Close king of the hill. Animated show

[@IMTHATN1NJA]

Leave yourself open your gonna get popped

[@MrBastilleDay]

You mean kick em in the fellas? Dirty pool mister…dirty pool!

[@MaCabaret]

“What would you do if...” “So anyway, I started blasting”

[@Sonofawarpig]

Dude I appreciate the graveyard humor. I just about spit out my drink when you said you gotta decide which one's your favorite.

[@FatGreenSheep]

You should do a series where you do a “what would you do?” Video and then follow it up the next week with “what would I do?” where you answer all of the “what would you do?” scenarios.

[@ethanhaynes724]

I agree with this

[@sherrilockwood4378]

Yes I kept waiting for the answer

[@uburton]

3:44 You're a camera man, filming a person (who may or may not be your boss) as they slowly lose their grip on their sanity and begin to contemplate beating someone to a bloody pulp with their size 9. You look around and, to your horror, find that you are the only person close to shoe-beating range. What do you do?

[@qwason13]

I’ve been in an armed home invasion, 4 guys 1 gun 1 stick /bat. @ 4:30am. Still here breathing 1 person caught. gotta love Canadian! Where u have no rights to defend your self. America the brave and Beautiful!

[@bruceholinight7978]

Canadian here , no rights is out the fckn window if someone can s threatening you're life , a home invader of in Canada would be blasted just as quick as anywhere else that people are armed !

[@johnbrown2163]

I'm a American and in same Boat. The guys with guns pay fees and fines and pay for the right of self defense. I cannot afford the Right to self defense.

[@mouthbreather280]

Canadian here too. Consider reading the book No More Mr Nice Guy. From a former JTF2 member. Barry Holland. www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/no-more-mr-nice-guy/9781775317104-item.html The CCFR has a recent podcast episode with him as a guest too. You can watch it on KZbin just search CCFR Barry Holland.

[@bradhaines3142]

@@johnbrown2163 not with shotguns and rifles. pistols depend where you are, and things like suppressors have permits, basically just need to do your research

[@johnbrown2163]

@@bradhaines3142 Oh ok..

[@dustinherx172]

"Who throws a shoe? Honestly!" - Austin Powers

[@j.m.8193]

Brilliant! 😂

[@TJ76590]

Perfect comment!

[@sammiller2637]

That guy at a President Bush Jr. press conference.

[@TheAustinHewlettOfficial]

I'm Austin

[@j.m.8193]

Austin Hewlett is Danger your middle name?

[@firstnamelastname5150]

If you just carry a banjo in public, you'll be the one that people avoid

[@Rosie_C]

I heard on Matt Walsh’s show yesterday, that there was recently a police report of someone “armed with a banjo”. 🤣

[@ajn6639]

Honestly 😂

[@bryanw4582]

8:30 - you are walking down the sidewalk and a truck slowly comes to a stop in line with you and you haven’t even looked over your shoulder to figure out why...

[@horsedogcatponyshow]

I was thinking the same thing. I had to go back and see what he was saying there.

[@jeremymenning56]

The only appropriate answer to all of these questions is: D. Finish your bacon burger.

[@AReister]

Jeremy Menning I’m not looking forward to trying to sleep tonight. Can’t stop wrestling with....but how GOOD is the bacon burger?

[@jeremymenning56]

@TUZU if everything else fails I can throw the bacon burger at the perp.

[@tombushaw3486]

Jeremy Menning ya and cry afterwards 😂

[@ThatOneGuy-iv9sn]

That was a good burger

[@AReister]

Jeremy Menning 2nd to throwing some lead at the perp, I’m not sure what else is more American than throwing your beefy bacon burger to defend freedom and stop the tyrant...I mean bacon grease basically acts like pepper spray right?

[@CyclingAddiction]

"What if" I met John in person. Well I did! At church and yet all I could think to say, "Love your videos, man" and walked away. I need to meditate on something really cool to say for the next time.

[@alquinn3562]

"I like your hair" is a great way to make the initial greet less awkward😜

[@johnbrown2163]

How about sneaking up behind him and yelling "Give me your Money"!

[@CyclingAddiction]

@@johnbrown2163 I was thinking John's probably got a tactical "what if" of that in a church setting. So I was counter thinking, tactically of course, about just asking for all his money in a tithe check before he stabs me in the liver. :-)

[@johnbrown2163]

@@CyclingAddiction I got it! You should pretend you never seen him before. Pick his Brain and debate him and be his new Best Friend and then go the range with your new friend. Have best day ever!

[@johnbrown2163]

@@CyclingAddiction Yeah you would only catch the Clinch Pic to the gut if you threaten him. Even his Nightmares don't show up anymore.

[@nigelcrete3901]

When the perp grabs my kid and takes off I wait patiently for about 5-10 minutes for him to bring her back with the look of terror on his face.

[@Rosie_C]

Lol. One of the kids I watch is a different soul, and I keep a close eye on him - but I admit the thought has crossed my mind, no one would take him anyway! 😶

[@Rosie_C]

Anthony Swiss Lol! I will say nothing more, but I laughed and laughed.

[@karas3248]

Everytime he said wife, another lonely tear dripped from my eyes

[@crippledogdude]

Someone wants to steal your Land Rover? Let him have it, chances are he’ll be walking home anyway. Spray coat line-x on a older suburban or bronco powered by a 12 valve/ p pump ....Cummins! 🇺🇸.

[@user-uv4xe3cq2y]

You aren't allowed to kick the instructor in the groin like that.

[@ragan714]

“Naked Frontal Assault while finishing Bacon Burger”. 60% of the time it works every time.

[@MrChang77]

John, answer this one (all of them). I can't sleep at night without it.

[@alquinn3562]

Great stuff! Will have my daughter and her husband over and play one scenario at a time and discuss each. Let me tell you what happens when there is no plan and not including your spouse. True story: I'm sawing logs at 2 am. My wife smacks me awake and says someone's in the house. I grab my shotgun and head for the door of the bedroom to investigate. All of a sudden a light goes on in the living room. My wife is running ahead (out in front)of me in her panties and t-shirt running through the house flipping lights on to see who's broken into the house. 😱Seriously my brain is on fire. So much for a stealthy search, possible ambush of a bad guy, possible self defense shoot of a bad guy. Now I'm looking at possibly shooting my wife in the back of the head, her becoming a hostage or being shot by the intruder. She's a smart person, a RN manager, she handles stress and crisis every day and this really happened all because we didn't have a plan. Thankfully no intruder was there. We have plans now

[@brandoncook4132]

I love how the video starts of with "Or you just take off your shoe and beat them on the head" 😂👌🏾

[@EngNerdGMN]

Everything is situationally dependent so the best option may vary based on many factors, but I love that's you've put together these thought exercises. These are important considerations as we go about our daily and maintain the Warrior Poet mindset.

[@johnbrown2163]

You must be armed with that thinking. I can only hide and run away every situation.

[@HickLif3]

@@johnbrown2163 Kinda, there is a much higher likely hood of dying if you don't carry and decide to act though. That is a big reason I carry everywhere, I couldn't live with myself knowing I had the tools and capability to stop a shooter or attacker and I decided to leave it at home that day because I "didn't feel like carrying" or it was "hard to conceal".

[@johnbrown2163]

@@HickLif3 Once again. You made a racist comment. Africa is Beautiful. I Love the courage your firearm gives. Means you're afraid. Means you don't believe in God and you think he would put you in a position you cannot handle. Ohhh... By the way, You have stood by and watched poor and innocent get kidnapped and you did nothing!!

[@johnbrown2163]

@@HickLif3 I'm a Veteran and denied all firearms cause the Brady Law. I committed no crimes and not mental. I now own a Chef knife in front pocket sheath and I can carry everywhere.. Even places you cannot with Firearm.

[@HickLif3]

John Brown um..... what does that have to do with what I said? And how was it racist in any way?

[@freeamerican7842]

Great video. Loved the scenarios. Food for thought.

[@levibenggio6328]

Love this video! Absolutely amazing.

[@curtwhite876]

Wow, John, this is amazing. Need to watch this one with the whole family.

[@jladwig873]

“And don’t have affairs you know” LOL

[@lycanbreath1]

Dang John! Always keep me thinkin! Thanks bro!

[@justaguy427]

Excellent video. These kinds of things run through my mind constantly.

[@jaycoy59]

The best answer is always,,, "use more COWBELL".

[@koolsometimes]

Hilarious SNL

[@joels.5237]

I GOT A FEVER!

[@jontheroofer1968]

burnin for POO

[@bobcat9501]

Is it just me or every man thinking the same thing like “if it’s just me in this situations I got this, but damn my kids my wife”

[@horsedogcatponyshow]

Hate to burst your bubble but I live with my brother and his wife. We are all above 60 years old and my sister-in-law and I have this, my brother not so much. He refuses to think he is human and needs a plan. If he has a plan he has not shared it with us, and will not discuss a plan with us. I have taught people how to plan and work scenarios, but "a prophet is not welcome in their own home". 2 days ago we are sitting around our farmhouse 1000 foot down the gravel drive, eating lunch, watching Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, when the front storm door opens quickly and someone tries to open the front door. Of course it was locked (remember, I like to plan ahead). I investigate the door immediately because I am closest to it, with my hand on my concealed pistol,(that is always on me). Our dogs have now started a full farm cry and the Malinwa is being ferocious. I look back in the room to see if anyone else has moved or taken positions and I see my brother up and retrieving his single action .22 revolver. I am thinking great, he is going to shoot me if anyone burst through here. I open the door like we were taught in church security (I could see no one from the fish-eye in the door). I see a shoulder of an older lady standing there and as I pie the door jamb, her eyes where as big as saucers ands asks if she is at so-in-so's residence (our neighbors house). I politely tell her how to get to our neighbors and the excitement is over. We discussed how quickly something could happen but it was then dropped because he was not privy to discuss it. My sister-in-law has actually run cocaine burglars out the driveway with her car before. That is another story.....

[@leadhead3966]

That was good you bring up those points. Food for thought for everyone.

[@manbearpig8971]

Thank you,John. You sir, are doing great things.

[@chomp7927]

As to the movie theater one specifically though I've played this one out with the wife before. Around here all of the theaters in my area have a row a little over half way up that's got a concrete ledge in-front of it, usually overtop of the entry way you came in although one is just a divider on the walkway. Take the row behind that, preferably the one over the hallway on the outside edges. This gives you good cover from over half of the room and a quick drop directly into the nearest exit if that's the needed move. There's no perfect option for any of these but I've found that to be the best one for movie theaters if needed.

[@BretAllen1]

The caveat there being, you have to get to the theater an hour before showtime to pick the right seats. 😉

[@757optim]

@@BretAllen1 I can't remember the last time I was in a full theater. Most people prefer to be near the center.

[@GBots3]

In the movie theater, don the nods!

[@larrysmith3898]

Very good points to make a person think. Thank you John and God bless

[@tonylewis2503]

Great that you made this video to get people thinking, John.

[@FandCCD]

Need another shirt: DON’T HAVE AFFAIRS

[@SH-lf6jj]

' Hello, I love you. Won't you tell me your name '- Jim Morrison ' When I first saw you it was love at first sight ' ' Will you marry me?' - John Lovell . Oh , hello MK Ultra agent can I have some more lsd please I lost my husband☠️👻😎

[@JM-lz5ld]

Did he have an affair?

[@yunggolem4687]

@@JM-lz5ld Watch the video dummy.

[@RCLefty027]

John, Please do a video and answer these. Would love to hear your take on all these scenarios

[@SH-lf6jj]

He promised to be my husband until another ranger, warlord wanted a taste, we had more work to do and Lovell wasn''t out of ranger school. Not necessarily an affair but I want him to fight every contestant or fiance, every rival a more powerful Challenger. His next brother of the harem is a green Beret.

[@alanaldpal950]

John, I can’t sleep at night. I need the answer to this question: What are the winning numbers for next weeks Pwereball Lottery ?

[@Rusty_ok]

The humor in these is great and you still got your message across. Well played....

[@ludlowfalls8856]

Great video, very thought provoking!

[@WardenWolf]

For the first question, the choice is improve home security. You NEVER want a situation where someone can kick in your door without a LOT of effort. It should take several minutes of determined effort to get in that way. Windows should have bars if possible, but, if not, at least ensure they have metal blinds. Blinds will slow a person down by several seconds as they have to carefully move them to avoid getting entangled. If the blinds also clip at the bottom, that makes them even better. The whole point is to delay the person so that anyone inside has a chance to grab a weapon and get to a safer area.

[@dwrutsgnt4225]

Darn! John we musta been in the military 😂😂😂 I guess after 22 years that graveyard humor never goes away

[@christianmartin4229]

Just wanted to say I subbed to WPSN last week and I love it!! Keep up the great work!

[@tazzjones8319]

Great john, the content made my wife and I rethink things!!

[@heathdean3807]

I swear, this is what's going through my brain like 70% of the time...

[@joshuabagi8232]

Ok I got a question and I can’t sleep without knowing it. I’m curious, when will you be launching a Warrior Poet custom AR?

[@andrewlake4790]

John, I would be honored to build the Warrior Poet AR! Get in touch with me! River's Edge Tactical in tiny town Ohio will make it happen!

[@austinveatch6993]

Yeah!! Daniel Defense!! The DD-WP.

[@benbadgley7032]

@@andrewlake4790 What town? I'm in Circleville!

[@andrewlake4790]

@@benbadgley7032 We're in Valley City. Middle of nowhere Southwest of Cleveland by about an hour

[@itstime5390]

@@andrewlake4790 come on. That isn't the middle of nowhere.

[@jdbackpacker3026]

What a great video to get your mind working I hope this is the start of what would be a great series

[@miros1524]

Eye opener. Thank you

[@houseblacksmithing9836]

This reminds me a part in a sci-fi book I read when I was young called the "Golden Queen" the main character is getting a kitten from an old lady and of all the kittens she recommends the one that is pretend stalking and pouncing on invisible prey, because as she puts it: Its practicing for life, right now in its mind. I've always remembered that and I continue to formulate scenarios myself. Disclaimer, I may not have the quote exactly right..

[@fsmoura]

On top of the particulars for each of these specific cases, I try to got about daily life guided by the tried and true general principles: - Where there's more than three (bad guys), I will not be. - Around bad guys, never relax. It might not prevent all episodes of violence, but it does a good job at avoiding about 90% of them. That's it. Nothing fancy. Also the quest for good schools (with as few bad guys as possible) never ends.

[@GODS_W4RRI0R]

More of these John!!

[@Jim5745]

Great scenarios to get the brain box working. God Bless you and your family.

[@timetoshare776]

I do a what if with my cane...I bought a solid hard wood cane so my answers are painful to an attacker.

[@anthonymccoy4460]

I have been hit repeatedly with a standard Walgreens cane and can tell you that your plan is going to work. It hurts very bad. The only reason I didn't take off is I had the person in the back of an ambulance and they didn't realize what they were doing..... I think.

[@dick-parker]

I would keep a pistol on me with that cane

[@minuteman2547]

Cold Steel knives has a great product for you. Cane sword.

[@timetoshare776]

@@minuteman2547 That's what I am looking into. Have a small spike on one end masked by padding.

[@timetoshare776]

@@dick-parker Working on my permit, behind the lines here in Mass, they make it hard to get the license.

[@hopewilliams6705]

Amazing thought exercise I'm plagued with these thoughts every day

[@canyoudigit9]

Me to but i dont have any of the answers

[@XRinger]

'Same here. The 1st things that came to mind, "I'm 74, living in MA. A covid19 epicenter, have serious underlying heart disease, my edc is a feakin bg380 and a cara cara2. I'm worried about family safety and I'm already super stressed out! should I stop watching KZbin for a few months"?

[@sammiller2637]

canyoudigit9 at least you’re thinking, having a bad plan is better than no plan.

[@XRinger]

@@sammiller2637 I think that I've succeeded in training my wife not to open the door to strangers. Now it's time to teach her to hit the door lock button when she gets in the car. Seeing videos of people being yanked out of their cars and beaten senseless, might help..

[@horsedogcatponyshow]

I have always had these scenarios going in my mind even when I was around 6 yrs old. I believe the good LORD wires certain people this way. I will watch some of the Active Self Protection videos to see real life scenarios and think, "how can I avoid this situation, or how can I prepare for such a situation, or what would I do?" I have even taught classes on personal situational awareness to women of all ages. In doing so I have done a ton of research on the cycle of violence. Don't rely on just yourself, "how would I react" because you have never been in such a situation. Learn from some who has, so you can feel the panic and train yourself to move through it. Reactions are not always best unless they have been practiced. I still hear from some of the ladies how they were aware of a situation and avoided or deescalated it because of what we learned in the classes.

[@scottchristyweiss7446]

Thanks that’s lots of things I do think about every day and I appreciate you putting that awareness out there

[@colonelbostwick9847]

Fantastic video. Mind opening to REAL situational awareness with perfectly woven humor. Best way to teach.

[@mitchsmadness]

That jaguar thing legit made me laugh out loud 😂 great job lol

[@tyrantworm7392]

I laughed despite having an issue with literalism. They won't find too many Jaguars in Africa though :D

[@janwojtecki150]

On the second one I've had that happen to me with a guy who had severe autism and I just walked right past him keeping an eye on him with my peripheral. I was in high school and he had stolen some scissors from his teacher and was running down the wallway with them. My mind was on deescalation and it worked. I felt that he was concentrated on running and if I stayed out of his way and payed him no mind I wouldn't get stabbed. Not always the right answer though, if he had been hearing stuff or had some accompanying mental illnesses I may have had to break contact or stand my ground.

[@derweibhai]

One of your best videos yet!

[@countbendego6965]

Brother I appreciate your humor and all the content you put out, this knuckle dragging fire fighter has seen a lot but truly appreciate learning your side of things and I love the way you articulate and teach for those of us that did not serve in the military. 🇺🇸💯

[@anonymous2513456]

E: turn his face into a canoe.

[@OldJalopyPuller]

" Skin that smoke wagon and see what happens"

[@violenceandpoetry]

You're a daisy if you do.

[@timothysherrange]

I'm your huckleberry

[@comicbookkid5259]

“Head” turn his head into a canoe...

[@matthewalexander3716]

A knife up against your back in a crowd; do you: A) Moan and say, “Yes, daddy!” B) Say, “Please and thank you l” C) Growl “I’ve been preparing my whole life for this” before turning around with unblinking eyes D) All of the above

[@hogue3666]

Heavy breathing will scare them away.

[@tmpace9]

All of them above? Like... In... Sequence?

[@nathangmail-user8860]

One of the degenerates from the garand thumb fangirls I see

[@tmpace9]

@@nathangmail-user8860 One of the degenerates who can't take a joke I see

[@Boss-iu7nm]

@@nathangmail-user8860 don't you dare insult flanneldady 😂

[@dylnfstr]

Lots of these I could see as all of the above. Some of the answers were best in steps or plan a, b, c, d. Great content man. It gets people thinking

[@samwilson9459]

Good stuff, guys. Lots of stuff to think through here. Especially nowadays.

[@appalachianexploration5714]

my experiences with wild meth heads appearing while screaming and laughing amd swearing to themselves have been rather uneventful. Besides the spectacal of a mad man. (They are quite literally all over in the apache junction Arizona area)

[@Melarorah2170]

Scenario walking with my girlfriend: I told her if we were ever walking together, and we’re approached by someone aggressive or in that personal zone. Whether it be a robbing, mugging or whether. I said if I tell her to “run or go”, just take off in the safest direction without hesitation and call for help. I would give her enough time to get away, while they likely won’t chase with me there. I would rather one of us (her) get away safely, than both us us staying and getting hurt possibly. What would you do?

[@nothim7321]

Guy might not be alone.

[@johnnyfish8273]

Both my wife and myself are constantly armed. She's not a runner.... ... she shoots better than me... pity those poor bastards.

[@BretAllen1]

Been there, done that. I don’t like being approached with my wife with me. My tolerance & hers is low. If I sense a threat, I won’t let the attacker close the gap. Get too close and I’m demanding a few steps back. If they get an attitude, then their cover is blown and non-lethal or lethal force will be deployed depending upon what they do next.

[@OmegaF77]

@@johnnyfish8273 The problem would be the police. They'll arrest you and drive the perps to the nearest Burger King.

[@jjc6707]

@@OmegaF77 for what ? Sorry just woundering if he gives them a warning and waits for them to back down or escalate then he draws i would of thought that would be justified both if he just brandishes the fire arm or uses it... Not a lawer or cop just thinking

[@iamkrazzyone763]

Thank, a big like. This opened a great conversation with my wife. More like this please.

[@ts6377]

Yea John, I'm gonna need you to cover all this. Please and thank you!

[@lolollook1055]

That's it! I'm staying in my bed. Forever.

[@thesickening0169]

In each and every one of these scenarios, I think the most appropriate thing to do would be to..... fart. Just fart.

[@fredgarvin4482]

hopefully you have guterly prepared properly before hand to maximize the effext

[@TheRealCruelRogue]

Excellent video. True scenarios that could play out and how best would you respond. Keep up the awesome content.

[@patrickkelley6359]

Great video John.

[@inspired4more]

So, the answer is always "D" Kidding. Oddly I've experienced several of these examples firsthand. Was a kid when three guys kicked in my house door to rob the place. They were more shocked than we were, because they thought the place was empty. Then the dog escorted them home. I've walked up on someone trying to break into my car. I asked him if he locked his keys in the car, and offered to call someone if he needed help. He pretended that someone was on the way and walked off. I know he saw me get in the car and drive away. In my old neighborhood we often had mentally challenged homeless people who'd walk the streets talking to themselves. Generally, they'd ignore you just like you probably ignore them. But keep an eye out for warning signs. You don't know who they think they're talking to, and I've seen people get hurt In that same bad neighborhood I've seen people running down the street with a fun in the hand, and even may have witnessed a shooting. I kept it to myself. May not have been right, but snitches get stitches.

[@jasonserrano759]

I like the car story. I’ll have to use that one. We have one of the highest car theft rates in the nation. It’s just a matter of time be fore I run into something like that.

[@JifferRiffic]

I'll be honest, I know we go through a lot of these "If" scenarios but, no matter your situation what will you do After? Do you talk to the Police? Do you call a lawyer? Do you have USCCA? I'll be honest, officers are there to collect information only! I know this because family members are officers and they tell me this. 90% of their work is paperwork, collecting information. They are not your friends after an incident. This is why when an officer discharges his firearm, other officers are quick to pull that officer away from the scene to protect them. Anything you say to officers willing or unwilling will be used against you in a court of law. That means if you choose to remain silent and you put into the back of a squad and your talking to yourself out loud there is cameras and Mics inside that record your information on the record. One thing people don't think about, what is your Family going to say?, because that will be used against you as well. If you need to protect your family from an intruder, you fear for your life. You discharge a firearm, you choose to remain silent until a lawyer is present but, your wife and kids are freaking out and get questioned. What will they do? Anything they say will be used against you in a court of law. We've seen this all to many times. The wife says she saw someone in the house husband shoots injures or kills the intruder, wife says, she didn't see his face, or hear a bang, the husband went for his gun, didn't call the police first, it was all to fast... That stuff will land you in prison for defending your home and family.

[@BretAllen1]

Jim Nickles amen to that!

[@JifferRiffic]

Stand your ground act needs to pass in America

[@doug2538]

Great thoughts to ponder! I have heard, and now share with others, "Mental Warfare Folder". I try to consider scenarios and think through options. I really like the way you did this video!

[@joshuadavidson7633]

This is great Thank you for the video. This is important to consider and needs revisiting often

[@tru-lytransformed6614]

Many years ago I decided if I was ever in a car and some guy jumped in and told me to drive I would look straight at em, smile my best wide grin and holler in my best Beverley hillbilly voice, 'hot damn!! I've been a wait'n on yee all these years, papa gonna be so happy, let's go fetch the preacher man' I believe I could sell it well enough to either 1. They would think I was completely insane and not able to follow directions and bale for an easier target or 2. Distract them enough I could grab my weapon or launch further attacks to defend myself.

[@alvaroeloredo]

Great questions, thanks.

[@mavericksway2626]

Great video!

[@jhlandworx4483]

So how do you get your wife involved when she doesn't want to talk about this stuff because it "scares her "? I have to know... l cant sleep!

[@macgyver2169]

What a noob. It's always the same 2 moves. Anything else is just showing off. 1st) Crouch + down joystick and up to the right + punch 2) immediately jump and down joystick / up to the right + punch 3) Rinse repeat until they are defeated. Didn't need Ranger tabs to figure that out. HADOUKEN!!!!!!!!!

[@joshmcdaniel8057]

🤣

[@mikehill6538]

Great questions WP. It's good to think these through at quiet, leisurely reflective times ... but also good to practice OODA under stress.

[@garrettsmith3391]

I love this guy. God bless. Sempra Fidelis.

[@juanch6936]

John, answer this one: Has anyone ever told you that you look an awful lot like the character Ellis on Die Hard?

[@soaceba]

Hanz bubby I'm your white knight@

[@Cetok01]

Here's one: You're spending a few days at a friend's apartment with him and his girlfriend, and another mutual buddy is there. It's early evening, and you're all sitting in the living room, yakking and watching TV. Suddenly, your host hears some muffled noise in the hallway. He opens the door, and in bursts three big, hulking guys wearing masks, and two of them are brandishing revolvers. You can see the rounds in the chambers. What do you do? BTW: this actually happened to me, years ago. Uh, it didn't quite turn out as they had hoped...and nobody got shot.

[@24Mossberg]

Cetok01 I generally carry at home, so, I’m thinking three dead intruders.

[@johnbrown2163]

I would have done what you did. Poop pants and hope the smell makes them leave..

[@Cetok01]

@@24Mossberg Nope, I couldn't get to my guns, and they didn't get the chance to shoot. But I was younger then. It got a bit chaotic, but all three ended up running for their lives. Turned out they were bikers, who didn't expect the additional guests. God was watching that day. One of them got pushed through a wall, another got dropped through a glass coffee table.

[@24Mossberg]

Well virus world...we probably need you to come by and see...huh?

[@TimekillofPK]

"so you must be the male strippers?"

[@GaveMeGrace1]

I remember Some great past WPS videos answered some of those questions. Thank you

[@samwallace8654]

Like. Love. Thank you. We're hanging tight checking the corners, not all of us were operators

[@drsamrizk]

Why don’t you give us how you would tackle these situations

[@MartyBugg]

The answer is for each person watching to do the work of considering scenarios with few if any good outcomes possible. Then think of how to avoid them. Then if unavoidable, think through what options have the best possibility of positive (least negative) outcome. Do you scan your surroundings? Do you choose your location based on ingress/egress, cover, etc when you enter a room? Do you ask yourself what would I do if...? Does your spouse (other family members often with you) know what their role is? Have you discussed such things? My wife refuses to carry a firearm but is competent with one, that's her choice. I carry everywhere always. We have spoken and unspoken signals for emergencies. She knows to seek cover away from me whether we're alone or with grandkids, etc. If she can escape the area even better. I will place myself in the position to confront, distract or engage the threat drawing all focus to myself if needed while she seeks safety. If that mean sending, and or, drawing fire so be it. I'm armed and trained. I carry a backup in a pocket holster. It's not necessarily for me. I can hand it off given time, and she will be armed as well with 13 rounds in a P365 as a last ditch effort if I fail. I may not choose to act, I may just observe. That will depend on many factors including threat level and ability to evade/escape. If I do act, she knows I'll be the focus and she'll have better odds of escape. The exits and possible cover have been predetermined as we enter without even having to have a conversation. This type of OPEC may seem extreme but its automatic now. Decades back a firearm and awareness saved our lives while traveling. Since that time we've had many conversations about scenarios and sollutions. After 38 years married, she knows how I think and can almost read my mind. With a look she knows immediately if I'm on alert and what to do instinctively until what I'm keeping an eye on resolves itself. You can learn to be alert and aware, prepared without it being uncomfortable or paranoid. But it takes effort at first to develop that awareness. I don't know anyone who hasn't had a close call with extreme malevolence that develops this ability. I know very few who have looked evil in the eye and escaped it who don't develop it to some degree.

[@brandonboyd5348]

If someone starts screaming in a theater, you should immediately shoot them ...because it's a movie theater, and making noise is rude.. Dear alphabet soup, that was a joke. Please don't kill my dog.

[@skylarrayyoung]

I'm blasting everyone. Every time! Kidding. Great questions! Really makes you realize that every situation has a million different variables. We should do the best to we can do! Until then, train train train!!!!

[@jamestaylor9905]

Could not have said it better. Good advice and points to think on. Ive tried to make these points to my spouse several times, it usually ends in frustration and misunderstanding. Better to have her hear it from someone else with experience.

[@bones1x285]

I would instantly become Jesus and obliterate my opponent in the holy name

[@DomesticatedGoth]

There's been a couple of times I've been in either genuine danger, or misconstrued danger, and it's weird how your brain just goes clear sometimes, like there's a whole lot of options to pick from, if you get to the other side of panic. I don't like the options I come up with sometimes, but at least I am trying to problem-solve. It's not being brave; I think bravery is when you're scared but do something ANYWAY, like you know the danger and choose to face it, whereas it's more like on the other side of blind terror there's a place everything is really matter of fact and being scared can happen later. When the actually bad stuff was happening my brain seemed to be just figuring out ways out of this, trying to be proactive (with varying levels of success, but enough that I'm here to type this), and then when it was over, THEN I had jelly knees and cried. I'm really glad you mentioned guys who prepare like this talking about it with their wives/girlfriends/female family (although you have female viewers too!). As a woman, sadly most of the biggest threats women face are going to be people we know, often men in our lives (but there's some crazy women out there too, and I once had to fight off another woman who tried to sexually assault me in a toilet). I've been to some women's self-defence classes, looked up videos and advice, etc. it's always the 'what if you get jumped in an alley, or trying to get to your car' scenarios that we're told to prepare for, but which are the type that make up like about 15% of all assaults on women. For us situational awareness needs to include more about reading behavioural red flags from strangers and from people you know and how to extricate yourself before it gets to fighting of any kind, and not so hyper-focused on the stranger-danger type rapists. Also, not much of it thinks about what kind of work women often do, as we're often in customer-facing jobs and that comes with a lot of dangers like people trying to rob the store you're in or violent customers and, the prepared pro-forma 'what to do if someone tries to rob the shop' training you get at health and safety at work stuff always assumes that you're already behind the kiosk - but what do you do if you're stacking shelves when someone tries to rob the shop, or if you're waitressing and a customer starts getting violent, or if you're on reception and your work doesn't have door security, etc. Those are all pretty common scenarios where women can be in danger that are often overlooked.

[@DirtRider999]

Fuck dude that's long af

[@Jake-yv9cr]

Not even 5 seconds into the video, already liked it. Keep up the good work WPS!!!

[@24Mossberg]

Great idea for the video. Let’s have more!

[@hollydahlman605]

Thank you for these videos. They are thought provoking and help to drive home the point of whole family preparation and practice. The WPSN is awesome, can't say enough good about just the few videos I have watched so far. Your thoughts on the necessity of community have really helped challenge my thinking. Also the threat awareness video really helped lower my anxiety. (The 80 year old grandma is no longer viewed as a threat! Lol) Thank you as well for looking at what it is to be a moral man in today's age. Me, my family and by extension our community has been learning and growing exponentially. Thank you for that. God bless.

[@AJLowrie]

Great video, great channel.

[@mittsoutdoors9240]

The body cant go where the mind has never been. Keep it up John!!

[@brianwherry5535]

Much love from the UK John