Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Criminal Counter-Surveillance
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video, Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses criminal counter-surveillance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q8ZBK3xhgs
Jim Wagner: My Self-Defense Instructor
SUBJECT: Criminal Counter-Surveillance
PURPOSE: Detecting...
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