On today’s Personal Safety, Bob Boilard of Defensive Strategies, and Marc Major joined Lori to talk about preventing crime and staying safe. They started off talking about the recent attack on an 18 year old woman leaving a Planet Fitness in Rochester, NH. They highlighted ways the incident could have been avoided. Bob used the new Wonder Woman movie to expound on training to defend ourselves against violence.
Next, Bob talked about the 4 Parts of a Crime: Selection, stalking, planning, and the crime itself. He showed us there are opportunities to prevent a crime. He also told us about upcoming classes to learn crime prevention, and noted that most people assume it will never happen to them. They then discussed how being polite to perpetrators could be deadly, and how violence is sometimes necessary.
Lynn Nadeau called in to tell us her recent crime prevention story, and the discussion continued about creating space between you and possible perpetrators, also having a personal protection plan. Bob shared statistics of crime and told us home invasions were more likely than a home fire, yet we prepare for fire better. Finally, he told us the Ten Most Dangerous Cities in New Hampshire. Listen in and hear more about it.