In Escape and Evasion 101, we discussed some of the conceptual concerns with facing illegal restraint, captivity, and unjust enforcement of law. Now, we will discuss the nuts and bolts of how to stay under the radar long enough to get somewhere better. As with the first installment, this article will have some sketchy information. We’ve answered the question “why” in our article “NPE“, and hope you will consider that governments are often staffed by individuals who are neither good nor fair. Under such conditions, which could be present already or could develop, the only “just” answer to unjust persecution could be escaping with your life to a place that is not hostile towards you.

If you don’t believe that these skills are relevant or necessary, we’d like to remind you as recently as 150 years ago, it was legal to own a human in the United States. Far more recently than that, we’ve seen substantial abuses of power, illegal incarceration, and breaches of justice, so we say with a clear head: this isn’t likely, but it is possible.

While we hope that those entrusted with enforcement of law will keep their loyalty to those they’re sworn to protect, in a country of 325,000,000 people, abuses simply will happen. Our goal isn’t to encourage you to do anything illegal, indeed we hope that you can find yourself able to entirely avoid the legal system and if you commit a crime, you accept that you’re responsible for your action.

Before we begin, this information is based on our experience and represents only one of many possible views. Always follow up with others who have contextually relevant experience to verify your training for real problems.

RTWT

Further Reading and Training:  Ed’s Manifesto