These things make you a soft target: Youth, alone, appearing confused or lost, loitering, skin showing—the more you show, the softer a target you become, female, small, week or disabled, crippled, such as wearing a cast, many children with you, distracted or non observant, empty hands, stylish or flashy purse, letting money show during a transaction, talking on a cell-phone to the point of distraction, using a phone booth, straying away from the mainstream, seclusion or out of sight of others, jogging or walking without carrying a stick or other defensive object, flirtatious with strangers, drunk, high, searching for drugs or alcohol, expensive clothes, timidity, non-observant while walking or driving. Leaving work, church, school, or home carelessly without looking for possible dangers, parking off street or in the dark, trusting strangers, car stalled, allowing strangers to get close to you without response (this is called buzzing, and is done to test your response), leaving your car or house doors unlocked, going to strange places, allowing anyone to sit next to you where there are other places for them to sit, deafened to your surroundings by MP-3 Player—as evidence by ear buds, being overly apologetic, being rude, parking to close to vans or objects that obscure your view of others, jogging, walking, coming home from work too routinely. Mix the routes up and change the times, large riotous crowds, bars ad clubs, being lured by the offer to see something neat or cute, yes, even puppies and baby ducks work on adults, swimming alone at home, attending parties of friends of friends, staying too late after school or arriving too early, remaining on a bus while the rest of the group gets off, sleeping in unfamiliar places, pretending to be older than you are, going to adult movies, being alone with neighbors or casual giving money to the indigent, acquaintances, leading a guy on on a date, parking to make-out in secluded areas, hitchhiking, picking up hitchhikers, answering your door without looking to see who is there, going anywhere or with anyone that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Next we will address how to become a hard target.
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