Minimize Risk
There are certain types of risk that can be minimized in order to make anĀ assault less likely, and | am going to come out and say that alcohol is oneĀ risk that needs some discussion.
If you are drinking, you are less inhibited,Ā less aware of your surroundings, and less likely to respond appropriatelyĀ to threats than you would sober.
Reducing your alcohol intake is one wayĀ to start cutting back your risks.
A lot of us donāt have control over working or school hours, but we canĀ take steps to be safer when going to and coming from home, work, andĀ school.
We can develop a buddy system, share rides with co-workers, andĀ arrange for kids to be picked up from school instead of walking home orĀ taking the bus.
The fewer opportunities that present themselves āĀ especially in cases of school bullying ā the safer youāre going to be.
ForĀ kids, you might want to consider a pick-up that brings them to an afterĀ school activity, instead of one that drops them off at home alone.
