I just watched the report from KMSP ran about the personal safety workshop held in South Minneapolis. It was prompted by a string of robberies.

I agree completely with the idea of participating in these workshops. They usually have good information. Usually.

I do not agree with only holding a 2 hour workshop and letting people think that they can now protect themselves. If there isn't regular continuing practice, the skills will be lost. Because we practice regularly and spend time studying conflict, we get asked to present these workshops. (But then people say that they don't want to learn how to fight. That confuses me and will be a topic in a later rant.)

Now, why does personal safety keep appearing over and over again? Maybe its the same thing as why "security" is important for a while then forgotten about. Our society has no interest in continuing something if it doesn't make a profit.

September 11 made security an issue and that lasted for how long? As the memory fades, security staff shrinks. A string of robberies prompt a workshop but that'll fade through Winter as the memory fades and become an issue again in the Spring.

"Ever Vigilant" is a motto of one military group. Why doesn't the public follow it? Why doesn't the community work to "protect" itself? Sadly, our society is too much of a "me" thing. How many years will it take until our society is old enough to know how to take care of each other.

That's enough ranting. Thanks.