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I don’t think this went down how he saw it going down in his head…. Very quick and as sensigirl commented difficult to see exactly how he disarms him.. I thought at first maybe he just grabbed the knife from the man as he was rooting around in those draws… fierce reaction from his passive demeanor.. the thug seemed pretty sure he was not going to be met with any resistance… he was lucky he didn’t get sliced and diced… that guy who walked in and then turned around was classic! thanks for sharing. 🐺

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Even slowed down, it’s really hard to see quite how he manages to disarm the attacker. I suppose it helps a little that the knife is in his non-dominant hand as he uses his right hand to grab stuff.

It’s interesting to compare this with the equally bright chap in the video in entry 53, whose “let me into your night club (with this knife) or I’ll stab you” strategy doesn’t seem brilliantly thought through.

I find it interesting how relatively calm the shop keeper appears - that the appearance of the knife itself isn’t enough to gain compliance, and how he waits for the right moment before attempting a disarm.

His initial response to (presumably) summon help via his phone seems a good example of how unreliable that approach would be.

Very interesting point about having to function in that community afterwards. Geoff Thompson talks about that a lot, doesn’t he - usually in the context of having to send a very strong message to the trouble-maker’s friends, but only if there isn’t a way out that would save face for the attacker….

I wonder what the woman at the end thought? Maybe she knew the youth? Did the first shopper call anything in? Did the lad make it to his Mensa meeting in the end? So many questions.

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