Inside the Mind of a Predator: Truths, Myths & How to Protect Your Family | Ross Hick | Ep. 143

“If your only plan is to shoot the offender, what happens when it’s your brother, your dad, or your husband?” — Ross Hick

What you’ll learn:
🔍 The #1 myth about sex offenders (and who’s really the threat)
💔 Why most victims stay silent for years
🧠 How manipulation works—step by chilling step
👶 How to build trust so your kids actually come to you
🚩 How to spot red flags in behavior—not just in strangers

👂 Every parent, teacher, and protector needs to hear this.

In this eye-opening and deeply sobering episode, we welcome back Ross Hick, a 17-year veteran of probation surveillance and behavioral monitoring, specializing in supervising high-risk felons including sex offenders, gang members, and those with severe mental illness.

Ross shares his frontline insights into the true nature of sex crimes, predators, and victim behavior—exposing dangerous myths and offering practical tools for parents, educators, and citizens to protect themselves and their families. This conversation pulls no punches, exploring how offenders operate, why punitive systems often fail, and what actually works when it comes to prevention and rehabilitation.

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains explicit and disturbing content related to sexual abuse, domestic violence, and child exploitation. Listener discretion is advised.

Notable Quotes:
“People don’t change unless they have to. And most don’t know how to force themselves to have to.”

“Sex offenders aren’t cured. The best we do is manage it—layered systems of accountability, for life."

📚 Resources & Links
🎯 Citizens Defense Research: citizensdefenseresearch.com
🛡️ Ross Hick’s Classes: At the Active Self Protection Conference – September in Manhattan, KS
📖 The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker – Recommended reading on intuitive survival signals
🧩 National Sexual Violence Resource Center – nsvrc.org

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