Narcissistic Acts: Do Not Do when faced by an armed member!
By: Alaa Babiker
Many communities have used to see weapons and knows how to deal with people who carry them, because weapons have been a part of their daily lives, in fact in some areas it is mandatory for a man to carry a weapon with him all the time, heavy or white one. But unfortunately, Weapons, Violence and Destruction have been the main long term residential components of these parts of Sudan, as over the years crime and destruction rates have increased tremendously due to the easy access to all the different types of weapons.
The above mentioned communities are used to deal with a man who is holding a deadly weapon, but this is completely new to the people who used to live their entire life in Khartoum, which is the capital of Sudan. During this war many have been injured, seriously hurt, or even lost their lives not knowing how to deal with a man or a group of men carrying deadly weapons. And here we are not dealing with regular men, we are in a war dealing with well trained militia members who think that they are just harvesting Spoils of War. As mentioned in Quora website that: (It’s expressly prohibited under both International and U.S. law, although, the practice has historical precedent. The idea of “the spoils of war” began in Ancient times when soldiers and sailors were paid shares of whatever treasures were captured in battle). According to the previous explanation we are still in those ancient times, and the Sudanese population who are still inside war zones should follow these steps to avoid being hurt or killed by an armed member:-
1. Always remember that the member who carries the weapon has the higher power here “we all know he is not” but this is for the sake of preserving our lives and our families’s lives.
2. Follow what exactly he says, because all he want is to steal and take some spoils of war as his mind thinks.
3. Do not fight back, specially when you have a family with you and you don’t have the same weapon, because it will not be equivalent and you will lose.
4. Have some distance when talking to an armed member, because any sudden move from you will be considered as a threat to him and he might shoot.
5. Talk back to him and answer his questions as politely as possible, those members consider talking to them in a rough way is a disrespect, and they will act accordingly.
6. Do not look at them in the eyes for a long time, they will think you are watching their moves and will act accordingly, look away as long as you can, unless they ask you a direct question.
7. When an armed member tells you it is not you business, he literally means it is not your business, the next question or the slightest doubt from you will be answered with a gun shot, hopefully in the air as a warning.
Stay safe everyone, and please pray for this war to end, and for Sudan to rise again.