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Originally Posted by frostfire
I am thinking how knowledge of the criminal (or mob) mind can be a great asset. I hope LE or QP who've been in a chaotic riot/jungle law scene can elaborate on this one.........
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One of the experts on group dynamics can jump in with more detailed information but I'll throw in a few thoughts.
A mob or riot has different dynamics than one or a few thugs sneaking through a neighborhood.
An individual or small group can all hear and see you. You jack back a 12 guage pump and point it center mass and they all think it's pointed at them.
A mob turning up your street has momentum and is loud. You and a few friends standing in the street may be able to stop the front to talk but, man, the odds are getting thin on your side. If you try and talk while the crowd surges around you, you are about to be swarmed. Game over.
You have to be in a spot where they can not get too close and you can defend from. If your neighborhood is organized a number of neighbors in second floor windows or roofs will cool a crowd real quick.
Or a line of cars blocking the street with you and your friends standing in truck beds behind them with a few more on the roofs. The crowd will be slowed and they can see you are armed. The problem is they can see you and you would make a nice target.
This is a hard problem to cover because not one item in here is cut and dried. So much depends on the "why" of the incounter, "numbers" and the "who and how prepared are they" are involved.
A thinking person will come out better than one who panics.
Most here are thinking
Pete