Everyone nowadays has a cellphone, and they can all be used to take pictures (and usually a video). Know (or learn) how to use this cellphone feature - and USE it if you think you observe something 'irregular. If nothing else, the folks being photographed may be dissuaded if they were up to something bad. If the new film Star seems overly alarmed; they may have just failed the attitude test.
A couple of years ago I had a situation in my Villages neighborhood where I used the cellphone gambit. Two guys were carrying a television out of a garage, and as I passed, the guys/situation/truck seemed somewhat irregular. I backed up and took a picture of them and the back of their truck (showing the license plate). When asked what I was doing, I complimented them on the neat truck and told them I used to have one just like it ... I also casually mentioned that I really hoped they weren't stealing the television. This brought-on all sorts of defensive statements that the homeowner had given them the tv, and was inside the house. (I checked it out later, and it turned out to be a true story.)
TV is STILL a 'bubble, but probably not the Protective Bubble we'd all like it to be.
Enjoy The Villages, but keep those Situational Awareness skills intact.
Best,
Casey
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