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On the other hand, I never actually read a protocol for driving up on a stack of heads along the roadway, let alone one about turning around.
So you're saying this doesn't happen much in Pennsylvania?
I never actually read a protocol for driving up on a stack of heads along the roadway
You just need to Google "festival de cabezas".
A thing or two, maybe. None of them seem to rely on assuming anything is safe. Actually, a core tenant is do the unexpected to avoid the bad guy guessing your move. If as Mike says retreating is the 'standard protocol' then clearly that is the WORST idea. (On the other hand, I never actually read a protocol for driving up on a stack of heads along the roadway, let alone one about turning around. If you have a reference I would be happy to read it. Police and SERT don't really train for it. Maybe the SF community has a 'retreat upon finding heads policy'? ) I would probably have stopped for pictures. NO ONE would expect that. Besides, think about it, why would they be hanging around their pile of heads. I mean the army might drive by or something. That's just dumb.
I mean if I was beheading people and I wanted to kill more people, I would probably wait on one side. I could fix a marg and some tongue tacos and wait. When someone drives by heading for my heads, I could sit down the marg, get my ak checked and get in my spot. Then when they turn around and come racing back as expected, light em up. SO much easier than staying alert the whole time. Always pick the escape route, cover it and flush the sheep. Let 'em come to you. That is hunting 101. You don't have to be an elite tactical operator to know that. EG would have gotten away from me as he did the unexpected.
When weak attack, when strong retreat, etc, etc.
a good route for them to take
indicating that the bad guys headed that way on their exit