UnderSeaBumbleBee
Contributor
Long before the events of this week, I have thought about what I might do if I am attacked. I work in rough part of town with some rough people. Last year 6 former employees of my company were arrested in separate murder incidents and then many others in a whole host of less serious events. Our building has been broken into a couple of times and I have had to have the police clear the building for me when I arrive in the morning in the dark. I was at the Bilo store a few hours before a former boyfriend took his girlfriend hostage and killed her. I was a walking next to a gal that got her purse snatched. I was in a Zaxbys and left about 20 minutes before a robbery.
I know that if a big guy attacks me, I am probably not going to win, but I sure am going to fight. Perhaps if nothing else than to collect a little DNA off my dead body to help the police solve the crime and protect someone else in the future. If I am car jacked I am not going to drive the perp wherever he wants and to do whatever he wants, I am going to wreck the car right away in the most public place I can. I will probably get hurt, but with so many folks with cell phones an ambulance will be on the way shortly.
If someone puts a gun or knife in my side and says come with me, I am not going to do it. He may or may not shoot me. If he shoots, he may or may not hit me. If he hits me, it may or may not be in vital place. I will be more likely to get help shot and bleeding in a public place.
I am certainly not strong enough to take on a big guy. If I am lucky I might be able to dig his eye out with my fingers or least maim him a little and let me get away. If I can pluck an eye out I might be able to bite him and take out a piece of him. Sure I am going to make the perp mad and probably get really hurt and killed, but I am not going down without a fight. I have taken self-defense classes and other measures that the law allows.
I try to be aware of my surroundings and avoid places that are risky. You cant always avoid it and sometimes the risk comes to see you. Just like I do with scuba and try to anticipate the worse and try to think through it ahead of time. I think you have a better chance of surviving disaster if you have prepared ahead of time. Whether it be a hurricane, home fire, flood, tornado, car jacking, attack etc.
So what kind of things have you done or are you going to do or willing to do within the scope of the law? I am not asking for a debate on what laws should or shouldnt be passed. I wonder how many others have thought through what they would do or are willing to do. Or is your hope that the police or someone else will take care of the problem?
For me, I know that if the time comes and it probably will-- that I am going to fightprobably get hurtprobably hurt very badly and suffer-- and probably get killedbut I am going to fight with all I have.
I know that if a big guy attacks me, I am probably not going to win, but I sure am going to fight. Perhaps if nothing else than to collect a little DNA off my dead body to help the police solve the crime and protect someone else in the future. If I am car jacked I am not going to drive the perp wherever he wants and to do whatever he wants, I am going to wreck the car right away in the most public place I can. I will probably get hurt, but with so many folks with cell phones an ambulance will be on the way shortly.
If someone puts a gun or knife in my side and says come with me, I am not going to do it. He may or may not shoot me. If he shoots, he may or may not hit me. If he hits me, it may or may not be in vital place. I will be more likely to get help shot and bleeding in a public place.
I am certainly not strong enough to take on a big guy. If I am lucky I might be able to dig his eye out with my fingers or least maim him a little and let me get away. If I can pluck an eye out I might be able to bite him and take out a piece of him. Sure I am going to make the perp mad and probably get really hurt and killed, but I am not going down without a fight. I have taken self-defense classes and other measures that the law allows.
I try to be aware of my surroundings and avoid places that are risky. You cant always avoid it and sometimes the risk comes to see you. Just like I do with scuba and try to anticipate the worse and try to think through it ahead of time. I think you have a better chance of surviving disaster if you have prepared ahead of time. Whether it be a hurricane, home fire, flood, tornado, car jacking, attack etc.
So what kind of things have you done or are you going to do or willing to do within the scope of the law? I am not asking for a debate on what laws should or shouldnt be passed. I wonder how many others have thought through what they would do or are willing to do. Or is your hope that the police or someone else will take care of the problem?
For me, I know that if the time comes and it probably will-- that I am going to fightprobably get hurtprobably hurt very badly and suffer-- and probably get killedbut I am going to fight with all I have.
. I also grew up in a rough part of town, but geeez, after hearing your stuff it feels like I grew up in teddybearville! All we had was the odd drug-assocaited murder/stabbing, the odd grow-op burn down, and the occasional hooker fight.
