While you should always be on your guard, in reality there is a price to making wrong predictions. There are 4 points to remember when deciding whether to act on your predictions or not.

1. Reliability - do you have enough details to make an informed prediction?
2. Importance - how will the future change if you act or not?
3. Cost - is the action simple or would it require significant effort?
4. Effectiveness - will your precautions be effective in protecting you or your loved ones?

Though the media tends to present violent events as unavoidable, this is almost never the case. The signs that predict violence are ignored by the right people for long periods of time before it is too late.

These events refer to escalations of stalking, domestic dissatisfaction, office tro...