What would you define as a “defensive measure” that would realistically be of any benefit and not just theater?
I ask that as a serious question because most people say “buy a gun” but if anything, wielding that in front of police would make you more likely to be killed. Not saying you should just roll over either, as I don’t think there’s any good answer to that.
Guns can be good for self defense, but not so much against police or military because that will escalate things beyond what any individual is capable of defending against, they’re more for a mob or criminals attacking your home. I would also recommend OC spray so that you don’t have to go straight to a firearm if violence escalates (plus, your attackers may be debilitated by pepper gel or spray - fyi gel is better for indoors, spray for outdoors).
Against police, your best defense is probably going to be cameras recording everything (audio included, with offsite backups) and a good lawyer unless they decide they want to kill you, then you’re just kinda fucked.
That’s just physical security though, cybersecurity is probably a lot more important: Don’t use social media is probably the best advice, but in general be careful of what you say online and use a VPN
Invest time in INFOSEC, secure your entire online presence, every account, sanitize any data out there that can be used to track or blackmail yourself (or your friends/family through you) if possible. Assume any major social media platform retains backups of anything you post (for data retention policies, government or internal, or just for AI shit) and base your future posting habits with that in mind.
What would you define as a “defensive measure” that would realistically be of any benefit and not just theater?
I ask that as a serious question because most people say “buy a gun” but if anything, wielding that in front of police would make you more likely to be killed. Not saying you should just roll over either, as I don’t think there’s any good answer to that.
Guns can be good for self defense, but not so much against police or military because that will escalate things beyond what any individual is capable of defending against, they’re more for a mob or criminals attacking your home. I would also recommend OC spray so that you don’t have to go straight to a firearm if violence escalates (plus, your attackers may be debilitated by pepper gel or spray - fyi gel is better for indoors, spray for outdoors).
Against police, your best defense is probably going to be cameras recording everything (audio included, with offsite backups) and a good lawyer unless they decide they want to kill you, then you’re just kinda fucked.
That’s just physical security though, cybersecurity is probably a lot more important: Don’t use social media is probably the best advice, but in general be careful of what you say online and use a VPN
Invest time in INFOSEC, secure your entire online presence, every account, sanitize any data out there that can be used to track or blackmail yourself (or your friends/family through you) if possible. Assume any major social media platform retains backups of anything you post (for data retention policies, government or internal, or just for AI shit) and base your future posting habits with that in mind.