Lawyer. Passport. Locksmith. Gun. (A Talk About Risk & Preparedness)

0:00 - Intro and content warning 9:18 - Part One: Lawyer 18:53 - Part Two: Passport 35:15 - Part Three: Locksmith 39:39 - Part Four: Gun 52:18 - Part Five: You and the Law (including additional content warning) 1:05:41 - Part Six: The "Secret" Lawyer 1:10:26 - Preparedness Checklist and outro

i appreciate that for someone who does security for a living your personal security paradigm involves building close relationships with friends and neighbors and entrusting them to keep you safe. this is an incredible talk.

One of the scariest things is having family who think that the justice system are their friends and are there to protect them. No amount of cited examples can change that kind of belief. We're left thinking about what we do if they get screwed because of it and need our help. They're even a danger to us because they would happily volunteer information about us to anyone in a uniform, because we surely have nothing to hide (this has already occurred, thankfully things worked out). I'm sure plenty of people could use thoughts on this.

I'm from Ukraine. I can confirm importance of hard copies, spare keys, birth certificate and all that things related to death from my own experience. I was forced to left my own house twice. First time at 2014 and I was NOT prepared at all. I was slightly better prepared at the second time - 24th of February 2022. I started doing some preparations months BEFORE that f_cking February. And IT DID HELPED! I had a plan at least for first time. I had several plans, but I faced with WORST plan. It was prepared at first. And from that experience I will do my best to fill this checklist as much as I can (with some differences in laws and situation). We live in a historical times... Bad times. Unfortunately. And not only because of that. Life is extremely unpredictable thing. Be Prepared! Fill the Check List. Thanks Deviant. From now you are my one of the favorite authors/trainers or whatever you call yourself.

I hardly ever comment. On anything. But as someone who thought he was prepared for all the various foibles life can throw at you, I had most everything on this list covered in some way shape or form. Two things really jumped out at me, and they're honestly some of the simplest solutions presented. I literally got them in process within 5 minutes of the video ending. This really opened my eyes, and I'm both grateful and embarrassed by the fact. I needed a push, and this was it. Thank you Dev. I've followed you in silence for years, but this absolutely required my voice in gratitude.

I knew I was unprepared, but I didn't realize just how unprepared. I've taken a screenshot of your final slide and am making Trello tasks right now. Thank you, Dev.

Lots of people don't think about why the tourniquet has a safety so it can't be easily taken off. Also the time-frame I learned for how long a TQ could be used was, "until the surgeons cut it off in the OP".

"The cavalry's not coming. It's just us. It's just us." powerful stuff

Dev, I have listened to almost everything you have out on YouTube. This is ~by far~ THE most important thing you have ever released. Everyone: Watch it. Then watch it again and take notes. Then watch it again and make action steps. Then take the steps. One at a time.

While watching this talk, I put a sticker on the back of my phone (inside the case) with a locksmith, lawyer, my wife, and my mother's phone numbers, and I'm updating my will and beneficiary information. I'm sharing this with all of them to make sure we're all prepared, as peace of mind is a valuable commodity. I so respect everything that you do, and how hard you work to make the world a better place. Competency and compassion make the world a better place! Thank you for being a part of the workaround, if not part of the solution. Also, my passport is in-process, and you can bet I'll take you up on the first drink if I ever get to meet you at a conference.!!!

I am living vicariously through you. The one thing you have in abundance seems to be friends. Your friends are cool. I am fiercely independent and my old friends have all drifted off to various corners of the world. None of them were the uplifting type anyway. I'm going to subscribe to the social media of all your friends and pretend I know them. Thank you for the talk, although the reveal near the end got me pretty hard. That's just not right.

One note. Aside from what happened with your friend. Just extra information incase someone else deals with hospitals.. What it takes to end up in a civilian hospital instead of the prison infirmary or the jails infirmary (if it has one) only requires that your needs exceed the capability of the infirmary. I worked for 6 years at a regional trauma center and we had a lot of prisoners go through it. Sometimes a cop was posted in the room, sometimes it was third party security, and sometimes it was no one but medical personnel. It depended on why they were there and their level of flight risk. Sometimes it was horrible reasons. For example, we had a frequent flier that would self harm for attention. He was honest about it but you had to keep a close eye on him because hed use inconsequential things like foil from gum to harm himself, it started worh him swallowing razor blades though. Sometimes it was a simple infection that required protocols (like isolation or iv meds) that the infirmary was unable to perform but otherwise was fine. A pretty common one was MRSA. Nasty infection, needed special antibiotics and isolation protocols, but usually nothing above out of the ordinary. They always got listed as confidential in the system to protect them. No one wants the news showing up, or a potential gang rival looking for payback, etc. So the hospital wouldnt tell anyone if they were there, even if you knew for a fact they got sent there, without authorization (usually from the patient). So if you know someone who gets sent to a hospital, dont immediately freak out and assume they're dying or its being covered up. They could literally stub their toe on a rusty bedframe and get infected. Theres obviously a reason they went to the hospital, but it might not be horrible. Also, if you do know where they are, and what room or floor they are in. Check the visitors information for dial in methods. Many hospitals have room phones you can get the dial in extension, add the room number, and get a direct connection. Even when the patient can't dial out because it's behind a switchboard. Some of the fancier ones have it built into the call button these days. Some use a physical phone that plugs into the wall. If they dont have room phones, check with the nurses station. Again, these extensions are usually available if you ask or look, and the nurse may be more willing to bend the rules on confidential patients, especially if you know where they are and their full name and birthdate. And on the topic of names and hospitals. When they get added to the system, most hospitals (especially if they use EPIC, which is one of the two most used systems used in the US) will put their legal name and preferred name / pronouns in the system. This means even if they never updated their paperwork, they could be listed under the preferred name. Not a guarantee, but possibility. Since I'm on names, if they did go in as a trauma, like in a car accident, and youre trying to find out if they're in the ER. They might be added as an alias until they can get their information. If the desk is being cooperative, a description of the person might get a 'maybe' on whether they're there or not. Aliases are used so they can get the ER prepped and meds started before the person arrives, so that theres no delay in care. It later gets updated with whatever information they can get. And if the person is unconscious and has no ID, it might stay an alias for a while. Sorry, kinda went on longer then i meant to, but its a bit of behind the scenes info that frustrates a lot of people just trying to find their friends or family. Hope it helps someone out there.

Answer for their first question - I have the right to remain silent? "yes" I choose to remain silent until my lawyer arrives. Then keep your mouth shut!

I always felt like a law degree would be a great addition to the concentric circles of defense

Amazingly informative and timely, as always. Yet another fantastic talk, Dev.

Layer #1: community. Have friends. Know people. Your neighbors first, and anybody you can strike up a conversation with that knows something next

Absolutely amazing talk. Thank you for all you do. I discovered you a few years ago from a defcon talk, and I watch every video you upload since. The passport, locksmith, firearms, lawyers, and everything else is amazing. Freedoms should be exercised before they get removed. I liked your talk about firearm travel as well. You're a good human.

DEV!!!! so glad to see you back on stage and imparting real world knowledge!!! thank you!

I found this talk utterly ridiculous. Ridiculous that this level of preparedness should even have to be considered by people simply because of the system around them that those good, innocent people have faith in, yet is set up to fail them at every turn. An absolute eye opener, delivered expertly as always, Dev. Thank you for doing what you do and my best thoughts and wishes to Kara.

Thank you so much for this video, Deviant. Wishing all the best for Kara. You seem like a great friend.