For many of us, becoming Pizzagate investigators has introduced us to a new reality-- the world of saving children and adults who are victims of sex trafficking, Satanic ritual abuse, organ harvesting, and murder. However, though it may seem safe to us because we're sitting at our desks looking at computer screens or walking around while surfing on our phones, what we're doing is real.

The people we're investigating are real.

Their horrific crimes against innocent people are real.

And none of this is a game to them. They murder people. If they're discovered, they face long prison terms (and we know how popular child rapists are in prison), the death sentence, and termination by their own people for putting them at risk.

When one of us gets too close to them, one more murder is nothing to them because they already have too much to lose. Perspective: they steal children, rape them, kill them, eat them. Taking you out is nothing by comparison because they have no moral compass.

I'm not saying we're all in danger of being murdered, but we are all in danger of being harassed in one way or another even if "only" getting our computers and emails hacked, and possibly much worse.

Another thing, these beings feed on fear, in some cases, quite literally. So try not to fear-- take precautions instead. By using multiple layers of protection you will know you've done everything possible to protect yourself so that you can focus on helping the victims and saving the children.

This is an incomplete list and I hope others will comment about what works for them.

Personal Safety Precautions

• Maintain situational awareness at all times. If you take a bus, train, or drive a car anywhere, notice who is around you. Make it a game to take the stress out of it. Did that guy sit across from me yesterday too? Did that woman just take the same two bus routes that I did? Is the guy with the two kids walking behind me following me, or is he just not walking as fast because the kids are slow? What happens if I turn around and walk past them?

• If you have flood lights or outside lights where you live, use them.

• Invest in surveillance cameras for your home or property. You can get a set of four from Amazon for around $100. If you use wi-fi to set them up, maximize the security settings or have a techy geek friend do that for you.

• Carry something in your hand for protection while you're walking: keys, flashlight, etc. Use it if you are physically attacked and by all means, don't hold back because they're not going to either.

• Always let someone know where you're going and when you should be back, and tell them what they should do or who they should call if you don't meet your schedule.

• In your home, laws vary by state in the US when it comes to home protection. It also varies by country. You can protect yourself and still follow your local laws. I strongly recommend that even if you live in a place where it's legal to protect yourself and your home with deadly force that you do not even think about having a gun unless you're trained to use it and will not hesitate to use it. I say this because the bad guy won't hesitate to take it away from you and shoot you. All it takes is a half-step backward from you or a moment of hesitation for this to happen. And no, I'm not anti-gun and I'll just leave it at that.

Computer/Internet Safety

• Handwritten notes are always best because nobody can hack them.

• If you've collected what you think is sensitive information that might put you at risk, create a deadman's switch of some kind. You don't have to get fancy as in PGP encryption unless you're technically capable of doing that. Instead, you can save your info to inexpensive USB sticks and mail them to various friends around the country. Ask them to put the USB stick somewhere safe and if something happens to you they should share it with the world.

• Periodically save your notes to an external hard drive, DVD, CD, USB stick, or whatever and take it offline and keep it somewhere safe. (Read up on making a cheap Faraday Cage if you'd like to preserve it in case of an EMP attack.)

• Use a VPN. Lots of paid services out there. Look for one that is based outside the US though nowhere is a guaranteed safe zone from the NSA. If you're on Windows, this is one free option: http://www.vpngate.net/en/download.aspx

• Use an encryted but free email account like protonmail which you can sign up for at protonmail.com. Again, hoping others make suggestions as I've heard mixed things about protonmail.

• Use a browser such as Epic Privacy Browser.

• Do not use the same "handle" or name for various accounts such as Voat, Reddit, emails, etc.

• Change your passwords often. I know, it's a pain in the ass. Do it anyway.

Several others have posted on this in the Pizzagate sub in the past, but I'm not finding most of their posts. I did find some good suggestions on this thread: https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1502298