Situational awareness doesn't mean being paranoid. It means Living in High Definition. Being aware of the sights, sounds, colors, and people around you. It increases your pleasure at the same time it can protect you from danger- it's a two-sided coin.
Most people aren't interested in the HD Life, and I can't figure out why.
I feel awful about the woman who was murdered on the subway by being burned to death. My first thought was wondering how could she have let a stranger-- one who probably acted unstable-- get that close to her. Then I read that she was sleeping. Sleeping?!?
Don't sleep in public. No matter how bored or tired you are, find a safe spot before you nap. Hidden, if possible. It's why animals don't sleep out in the open unless they are with their tribe. Strangers in a subway station are not your tribe. You are at the lowest level of situational awareness when you're asleep. If you're asleep in a dangerous place, it's the worst possible situation.
Subways are known for their dangers. Unstable people congregate in cities, and in cities' subway systems. People know this. It's not a secret.
The murderer is 100% at fault here.
And imagine being as utterly useless as the cop who strolled past and did nothing as she burned and as her murderer watched.
Maybe, though, his victim would still be alive if she'd stayed awake and aware. I wish she had embraced the HD Life.
I appreciate any support.
