[ntluser]

I think we are forgetting that we have an army of trained, armed soldiers who can be put on the street to support the police if needed.

If anything it is the public that needs to be trained how to avoid or deal with attacks in the street.

We have to accept that attacks can happen anywhere, anytime and we all need to be more vigilant.

Suicide bombers want to maximise deaths and thus they will target crowds so any large social gathering is a potential target.

Whenever we are out walking we need to be aware of our environment. People wearing earphones listening to music are unlikely to hear or be aware of a vehicle creeping up behind them at speed until it is too late.

Given the type of attacks so far we all need to ask ourselves what we would do if placed in the same situations as previous victims. We need to mentally rehearse our actions as if attacked we will have to be prepared to respond immediately.

While we are out enjoying ourselves we need to keep our eyes open; avoid drinking too much and wear appropriate footwear so that we can make a hasty escape as running in high heels is not easy.

Having pepper spray handy would also be useful in dealing with an armed attacker.

Police officers on patrol need to be apart as a sniper or bomber could easily take out officers if they walk too closely together.

We can enjoy ourselves but we just need to be more careful.