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Is she irrelevant or is the cranky old lady a threat worth preparing to draw on?
Having a relevant argument and getting close enough to grasp my firearm are two different things.
There is both mental and physical relevance. Even though they are two different things, one can influence the
perception of the other. If a person makes a strong and valid argument that mentally "disarms" an opponent in an argument, it is possible to
perceive this person as physically stronger, even though it may not be the case.
I can completely ignore an individual as a threat. I'm sure an eight year old girl is no match to me in physical strength, cannot match my logic in a complex argument, and I'll be a monkey's uncle if I validate them as a worthyopponent in a serious situation by acknowledging themwith even the appearance of being threatened. (Very similar to how I treated the nut-job.) By visibly appearing to dismiss her by my physical reaction, I hope (to the people watching) I also dismissed her argument. I WAS NOT THREATENED by her tone, volume, boldness, or her argument, point, or whatever she was trying to convey. It did not "rattle" me. I wasn't embarrased, hot headed, angry, put off, or affected in any manner (or at least this is how I hoped to appear. I was pretty offended, but I wasn't about to validate her argument by showing a physical reaction.)
I can completely ignore an individual as a threat. I'm sure an eight year old girl is no match to me in physical strength, cannot match my logic in a complex argument, and I'll be a monkey's uncle if I validate them as a worthyopponent in a serious situation by acknowledging themwith even the appearance of being threatened. (Very similar to how I treated the nut-job.)
But I'm still not going to completely dismiss an eight year old girl when she's within reach of my .40 caliber pistol. We now enter the physical realm.
Situational awareness is situational awareness.
Right now I'm situationally aware of your attempt to provoke an argument by searching for discrepancies in the relation of my encounter. There are none. Your attempt to find one does, however, cause me to wonder about your motives.
Why are you looking for discrepancies?
What is your motivation to find one?
Why would you focus on this particular aspect of the encounter rather than note the odd behavior of the woman who started it?
Since I previously dismissed her point of view, (not her physical person) should I have not been cautious when she entered my personal space?
Hmmmm. I will gladly listen to your point of view.I guess,if you do convince me that your point is valid, I could do the one thing that might possibly achieve the goal you appear to be striving for.
I guess I'm a hypocrite. There. You win! Happy?
(Unless you care to inform me of another goal I might be unaware of. I am, of course, fallible. My situational awareness might not be without a chink.)
I'm still not going to let you within arms length of my physical self without inconspicuously guarding my firearm.