walked back from a coffee shop. This means he was somewhere in back of the house (where our cars were). Could I have noticed him? Maybe. Perhaps he was inside the drug house? Regardless, lines of sight work both ways, if he could see us, we could have seen him. Let's say I had spotted him standing watching us behind the drug house in the alley as we drove out. He posed no direct threat to us, but he was out of place. I'd be moving my mental state to orange. Driving back around the block and calling the cops in the process giving them his description would likely have sufficed in this case, he had a bench warrant outstanding and wouldn't have stuck around long if the police showed up. With the potential threat gone, I would return back to yellow. While looking for potential threats is a topic that would never be completely covered no matter how much ink is spent on it, there are some key points to remember. First, your situation is unique. Much of situational awareness is intuition and gut feeling. If it feels wrong, don't. It's much better to be wrong and leave a non-threatening situation needlessly than it is to go against your gut and wind up dead. Secondly, if you see someone who doesn't seem to have a reason to be some place, be careful. McCann demonstrates this by using the example of a guy standing in the middle of the parking