By Frank Lucasale 
Serial Killer– He said the first thing he learned wasn’t how to fight —
it was how to stay unreadable.
In a place where danger breathes beside you, survival becomes psychology.
Here are the three rules he lived by — the same rules that can protect you outside prison too.
1. “Never show fear — even when you feel it.”
In prison, fear spreads faster than violence.
He told me:
“Fear has a scent stronger than blood.”
So he trained his face to stay neutral —
not hard, not confident, just impossible to read.
That alone kept predators away.
2. “Never owe anyone — not a favor, not a smoke, not a thank-you.”
Debt isn’t kindness.
Debt is ownership.
“Once you owe someone, your choices belong to them.”
Whether it’s cigarettes behind bars…
or emotional favors in the outside world —
the leash feels the same.
3. “Never forget who you’re talking to.”
He said this rule saved him more times than fists or luck.
Even a laugh can be a trap.
A story can be bait.
A question can be a weapon.
“The second you forget the environment, you die in it.”
That’s as true in toxic relationships as it is in prison blocks.
4. Freedom didn’t erase the rules — it revealed their purpose
When he finally walked outside, he realized the bars didn’t disappear —
they just turned invisible.
The world still tests your calm.
People still push your boundaries.
Manipulators still expect you to owe them something.
The rules weren’t about survival in prison.
They were about survival in life.
5. Real strength isn’t muscle — it’s awareness
He told me:
“Strength is knowing who you are — and who you’re not letting control you.”
- Maybe he’s right.
- Maybe survival isn’t about violence or toughness.
- Maybe it’s about:
- reading people
- protecting your peace
- and refusing emotional traps
Wherever you go — those rules keep you alive.