The 3 Questions Strangers Ask Right Before They Rob You (Never Answer Them)

A robbery does not start when he reaches for something. It starts when you stop walking. There are three ordinary questions a stranger can ask you in a parking lot, and none of them sound like a threat. You never answer them — and this is why. One borrows your hands. One opens your wallet. One quietly asks how far you have to walk and whether anybody is waiting on you. This breakdown covers all three, what each one is really testing, the exact words to shut it down without being cruel to the ninety nine people who meant nothing by it, and the four rules that end the whole thing before it finishes. The numbers in this video come from public records, and the years are said out loud. In its 2019 breakdown, the FBI reported that 37.8% of burglaries in the United States involved no force at all — the entry was already open. And in 2012, researchers at UNC Charlotte interviewed 422 convicted burglars: 41% said they acted on impulse, only 12% said they planned it, and fewer than one in three studied the target first. That is burglary data, not street-robbery data, and it is labeled that way in the video — but it is the most honest window anyone has into how the other side actually decides. Three questions. One ladder: hands, money, exit. Four rules. No gear, no gadgets, nothing to buy. CHAPTERS 00:00 The ten seconds that actually get you 01:49 Hands, money, exit — what these three questions really are 03:19 Question 3 — "Can you take a picture for me?" 07:15 Question 2 — "You got change for a twenty?" 10:51 The honest part — what 422 convicted burglars said 13:56 Question 1 — "Where are you parked?" 18:10 The four rules that end it 19:51 Your four-minute parking lot test SOURCES Federal Bureau of Investigation (2019). Crime in the United States, 2019 — Burglary. Uniform Crime Reporting Program. https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/... Blevins, K., Kuhns, J. & Lee, S. (2012). Understanding Decisions to Burglarize from the Offender's Perspective. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. https://siacinc.org/wp-content/uploads/202... Which one do you think is actually worse — the change question, or the parking question? One word in the comments is plenty. SAFETY AND SCOPE This video is about distance, attention and walking away. It is not tactical advice, legal advice, or advice about confrontation, and nothing here should be read as a recommendation to engage, follow, confront, or detain anyone. If you believe you are in danger, leave, go where there are people and lights, and call 911. Laws on self-defense vary by state. The burglary statistics cited describe residential burglary, not street robbery, and are used to illustrate offender decision-making only. TRANSPARENCY Narration on this channel is produced with a synthetic voice. Research, writing and sourcing are done by a human, and every figure quoted is linked above so you can check it yourself. SUBSCRIBE Ten tricks. Almost no money. Zero gear. New videos Monday, Wednesday and Friday.    / @dirtcheapsurvival   #personalsafety #situationalawareness #selfreliance #seniorsafety #dirtcheapsurvival