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Currently working on a book titled "HOOD RULES" - started February 2011
NOTE: Hood Rules is re-inventing the word HOOD. Most people don't know that before the word HOOD was used to describe a ghetto it was short for the word NEIGHBORHOOD. So any Neighborhood can be a HOOD.
Hood Rules - Annotated Table of Contents
1. Moving - Hood Rule # 1 - Never Move into a potentially unsafe Hood
- Best time to move
- Researching your possible new neighborhood
- Social gathering spots in neighborhoods that may not be the best
- Neighborhoods where someone is always sitting outside
- Unheard of neighborhoods or newly revitalized neighborhoods
- Female living alone should display male presence if able
- Realizing that hidden crime can live in any community
2. Public Transportation - Hood Rule #2 - Always be alert when riding public transportation no matter what
- Entertainment can be dangerous on public transportation
- Women with bags
- Skim the train
- Pulling out money
- Flashy Jewelry
- Texting when others are too close to you
- Removing items that identify you
- Be polite to others
- Sleeping on public transportation
- Watch out for Terror Alerts by doing your part
3. Parking - Hood Rule #3 - Always respect the Hood that you are in
- Candy wrapper theory when parking
- Parking your car in an unfamiliar neighborhood while doing business or visiting someone
- Blasting your music
- Leaving your keys in your car/remote start
4. Staring - Hood Rule #4 - Acknowledgement is key when you are being stared at in any manner
- Aggressive staring
- Non aggressive staring
- If you are staring
5. Public Arguing - Hood Rule #5 - Never under estimate your opponent
- Starting public arguments unnecessarily
- Women vs Men
- Young people vs Older People
- Adult vs Adult
- Arguing with the person you are with
- Watching others argue
6. Walking the streets - Hood Rule #6 - The streets are watching
- Walking down the street alone
- The group of people
- Standing at a stop light
- Someone yelling and screaming behind you
- Switching routes
- Walking to a car
- Holiday Shopping
- Self defense
7. Partying and Clubbing - Hood Rule #7 - Always know when it is time to go
- A party is a party as well as a neighborhood is a neighborhood
- Excessive drinking
- Know the exits
- Scan the dance floor
- Once a troublemaker always a troublemaker
8. Dating - Hood Rule #8 - Follow all of your Hood Rules
- Visits to your home
- Someone having complete knowledge of your daily routine
- Location and hours for dates
- Watching out for all personality traits
9. Men Confronting Women they don't know - Hood Rule #9 - Learn to respect women and their right to walk down the street in peace
- Don't be offended
- Knowing when she's not interested
- Beeping a horn while she is walking
- Giving women nick names
10. Stranger Danger Hood Rule#10 - Preparing them is not scaring them
- Teaching them to be respectful but not too friendly when you are not around
- Teaching them that any neighborhood can be dangerous
- Teaching them that a stranger is a stranger
- Teaching them how to properly cross streets
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Book Overview
2010 CRIME CLOCK STATISTICS:
A Violent Crime occurred every 25.3 seconds
One Murder every 35.6 minutes
One Forcible Rape every 6.2 minutes
One Robbery every 1.4 minutes
One Aggravated Assault every 40.5 seconds
A Property Crime every 3.5 seconds
One Burglary every 14.6 seconds
One Larceny-theft every 5.1 seconds
One Motor Vehicle Theft every 42.8 seconds
****reference link for the above information****
No plan will ever be 100% but you are your first line of self defense so you need to make sure that you are ready. As human beings most people don't worry about crime unless it is in our face. Rarely do we ever take preventative measures. I can honestly say that I am more cautious today about keeping myself safe because I have been a victim of criminalization.
Hood Rules examines better ways to see danger for what it really is and to never turn your cheek on natural instinct. It also discusses very clear ways we can become a target in public places by appearing unalert whether it be texting, talking on the phone or reading a book and never looking up to check our surroundings. Of course these are all simple pleasures that we enjoy in everyday life but you must understand just how deadly these simple pleasures can become. No matter where you are or what urban, suburban or rural neighborhood you are in someone is always watching.
Crime isn't always about gender or race as much as it is about opportunity. Being unalert is one of the most common mistakes we make everyday and at the end of the day no one is being blamed for being victimized and there will be some situations that are unavoidable. However, it is better to have a plan than no plan at all. Chapter by chapter Hood Rules breaks down various rules to follow in your daily routine and the importance of each rule. Every chapter begins with an introductory story of how that particular rule came about.
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