Gekitsuu's Geekery

I work for a company who focuses on security for our customers. We pay attention to all aspects of security for the services we provide our clients. That means analyzing everything that happens in ways most people would consider overly cautious. Once you practice thinking a certain way long enough it, permeates the rest of your life because of the instincts you form. Tonight while driving home from the grocery story I saw a situation down the road. Without knowing all the details I had enough information that made me pause while the 2 to 3 cars on the road continued. About a quarter of a mile up the road there were 5 police cars surrounding one car. I opted to hold back and let the situation play out before I passed. The officers were all out of their cars with guns drawn. The car full of people had all the windows down, with many arms reaching for the sky. I wondered why the people would continue to pass with a situation that the officers obviously did not feel they had control of yet. It occurred to me that many people go through their days without understanding the risks they are taking. Things as simple as traffic around here become complicated because people think things like "I'm not going to let him in, and if he hits me the law will be on my side." That hardly matters if you're dead or you receive a life changing injury. Thankfully this situation was resolved peacefully, but I've never understood why people would put themselves into a situation that could endanger them, when there are alternatives. I don't mean you should be paralyzed with fear but at the very least people should think about the situations they find themselves in. Once the police had all the people from the car under control I proceeded past and I maybe lost 10 minutes in the process. I knew the situation was at least partially controlled when the police had them out of the car and holstered their weapons. I do love the night.