HUMAN HUMAN COMBATIVE COMBATIVE BEHAVIOURBEHAVIOURInsights from the Insights from the Animal Kingdom Animal Kingdom and and Statistical AnalysisStatistical Analysis

Fundamentally, how and Fundamentally, how and why do why do humanshumans engage in engage in combat with one another?combat with one another?

We'll look at how animals engage in combat as well as analyse statistics from millions and millions of violent

crime incidents from around the world to determine some truths

1.WHAT

ABOUTANIMALS?

By studying By studying animalsanimals in the wild engage in the wild engage in COMBAT, great in COMBAT, great insight insight can be had can be had into how into how humans humans engage in combatengage in combat

"It is appropriate...to look into both man's culture

and his biology, (i.e., animal behavior) to understand man's biologically based, culturally manifested, combative behavior."

-Hunter B. Armstrong

In the ANIMAL KINGDOM, animals engage in combat in just TWO fundamental ways

Same Species: Dominance, highly emotional, mating rights...

rarely lethal, presence of others, intimidation, opponent known

Same Species isALPHA MALE

Type Combative Behaviour

Inter Species: Predator versus Prey, stalk, hunt for food...

more lethal, motivated by resource, dispassionate, initiated not provoked

Inter Species isPREDATORY

Type Combative Behaviour

SignificantSignificant differencesdifferences

ALPHA MALE(Same Species)

Highly emotional

Status

Rarely lethal

Intimidation

Posturing

PREDATORY(Inter Species)

Not emotional

Resources

More lethal

Dispassionate

Deception/surprise

2.COMPARINGANIMALS TO

HUMANS

Humansengage in combatwith one another thesame way animals do(but within our own species)

In Human to Human Combat, there are also only TWO types of attackers

Alpha Male

Predator

ALPHA MALEHuman Combative Behaviour

is mostly seen under the umbrella of ASSAULT

(street fights, punch ups, brawls etc.)

Alpha Male: Dominance, highly emotional, reputation...

PREDATORY Human Combative Behaviour

is seen in MUGGINGS, ROBBERY and KIDNAPPING

along with most other violent crimes

Predatory: Resource driven, stalk, dispassionate...

3.STATISTICAL

ANALYSIS

Now that you have seen the logic,

check out the data...

Obtained and analysed from Government statistics from

the US, UK, Australia and Canada

From millions of incidents...

Comparison Between Assault and Robbery

Robbery is most common Predatory crime (includes mugging)

Known

AssaultStats: Most cases of Assault were between people who knew each other

Unarmed

Assault Stats: Only a small number

of Assault cases involved

a weapon

Social

Stats: Most Assaults occur at

home or placeof entertainment

Assault

Alcohol

AssaultStats: About half of all Assault cases involved people who had been drinking

ASSAULTStatistical Analysis same results as

Logic

Same dynamic as two animals of same species engaging in combat

RobberyStats: Most Robberies were between people who did NOT know each other

Unknown

Weapons

RobberyStats: Almost half of all Robbery casesinvolve weapons

HuntingRobbery

Stats: Most Robberies occur on street or other open land

SoberRobbery

Stats: Only small amount of people involved under influence of alcohol

ROBBERYStatistical Analysis same results as

Logic

Same dynamic as animals of different species engaging in combat

10 Times More Likely

Assault(Alpha Male)

Robbery(Predatory)

Opponent KnownUnarmed

SocialHalf Alcohol

More common

Unknown VictimHalf Weapons

Open LandLow Alcohol

Less common

Statistical Outcomes

4.LONGTERM

VIOLENTCRIME

TRENDS

Comparing Alpha Male and PredatoryViolent Crime

Covering millions and millions of incidents in the US over a 50 year timeline

and this next slide is important

TechnicalAnalysis

Assault

Rape

Robbery

Murder

Property

Alpha Male

Predatory

SignificantDifferences

Events affecting changesin violent crime rates

affected the twotypes independently

5.RECAP

ALPHA MALEPREDATORSame speciesStatus driven

AssaultLess lethal

More commonAround other

peopleGradual crime

trends

Inter speciesResource

drivenRobbery +More lethal

Less commonIn quiet public

areasBumpy crime

trends

What are YOU more likely to face?

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