Being in a crowd is always risky, because with the skillful influence of several hundred people listening to music at a concert, they can turn into an uncontrollable force. And the crowd of people at the rally is even more dangerous, because the protesters are outraged and can explode at any moment.
Instruction manual
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A rally is always an organized action. Currently, people most often make an appointment through Internet sites and social networks. Therefore, if you want others to obey the rules of safe behavior at the rally, do not be too lazy to familiarize them with them. Lay out the rules in the public domain, send your friends links to them, do a mass mailing of rules to the mail to all participants.
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It is proved that smart and educated people are less susceptible to the effect of the crowd and are not so prone to reckless actions. It is known that well-mannered gentlemen on the sinking "Titanic" conceded their life jackets to no less well-mannered ladies. Going to a rally, carefully choose your company. The inspired person, infected with the fury of the crowd, will not remember the warm feelings that he has for you. Choose friends with a cold head.
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There may be provocateurs in the crowd at the rally who will try to tease the initially peaceful citizens and bring the situation to conflict. If you want others not to forget about the safety rules at the rally, remove the militant provocateur from the crowd. During the rallies, there were situations when a crowd shouting "fascists!" drove out of their ranks young people in black helmets and continued to stand peacefully.
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If the people around you start to get out of control and begin to show aggression, you can try to stop them. You don’t need to give them a long lecture on the unreasonability of such actions and discrediting themselves, the heated crowd will not listen to you. It will be much more spectacular if you shout "Stop!", "Stop!" and then, if your actions had a result, tell them about the rules of conduct at the rally.
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The relative guarantee that the safety rules at the rally will nevertheless be respected is a strong, charismatic and adequate leader who will remind people from the rostrum of how to behave. Convince such a person to do this, and your loved ones will be safe.
