20 Oct 2021, 12:43 am
babybird wrote:
I just don't trust anyone who stops me in the street whether it's day or night.
I remember a guy stopped me one time to ask me the time (I think) and I ran like hell.
It's probably my ptsd that makes me do that but I have been bundled in a car and drugged before so you can't blame me.
I wouldn't carry a knife for the simple reason that it is far too easy to use one (I have personal experience of this too).
I used to carry a retractable baton (like the police use) but they are now illegal in the UK as well.
I've thought of a baseball bat for protection and one would be handy to keep in the passenger seat of a car I suppose but I'm a cyclist.
Walking sticks are handy, legal and socially acceptable.
I remember a guy stopped me one time to ask me the time (I think) and I ran like hell.
It's probably my ptsd that makes me do that but I have been bundled in a car and drugged before so you can't blame me.
I wouldn't carry a knife for the simple reason that it is far too easy to use one (I have personal experience of this too).
I used to carry a retractable baton (like the police use) but they are now illegal in the UK as well.
I've thought of a baseball bat for protection and one would be handy to keep in the passenger seat of a car I suppose but I'm a cyclist.
Walking sticks are handy, legal and socially acceptable.
I have considered a walking stick, not that I need one.
20 Oct 2021, 12:49 am
funeralxempire wrote:
theprisoner wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
I don't think I'd wanna be trying to open a Swiss Army Knife after SHTF.
I've never had to, but, er... it only takes a couple of seconds. If you're ready, aware, and see something is about to pop off. In the UK i think police expect a person to be abducted /raped/ killed/ assaulted/ knocked out while you wait for them to arrive. At least in America you have some rights and you're allowed to defend yourself. It's illegal to carry pepper spray here.
I'm not in America though. If I'm somewhere sketchy I like to have a >500ml drink in a glass or metal container, I've only ever had to rely on it once but the advantage is that instead of them having a moment to react to you producing a weapon that you have to pause to open your bottle has already slammed into their face and you have the initiative, which opening the knife forces you to surrender.
You missed the point where he said he anticipates possible problems, thus giving him time to prepare.
After decades of gang-stalking, I am a black belt master in anticipating potential problems.
As a default, if I see * anyone* coming in my direction, I do a U-turn or cross the street.
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20 Oct 2021, 1:09 am
Pepe wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
theprisoner wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
I don't think I'd wanna be trying to open a Swiss Army Knife after SHTF.
I've never had to, but, er... it only takes a couple of seconds. If you're ready, aware, and see something is about to pop off. In the UK i think police expect a person to be abducted /raped/ killed/ assaulted/ knocked out while you wait for them to arrive. At least in America you have some rights and you're allowed to defend yourself. It's illegal to carry pepper spray here.
I'm not in America though. If I'm somewhere sketchy I like to have a >500ml drink in a glass or metal container, I've only ever had to rely on it once but the advantage is that instead of them having a moment to react to you producing a weapon that you have to pause to open your bottle has already slammed into their face and you have the initiative, which opening the knife forces you to surrender.
You missed the point where he said he anticipates possible problems, thus giving him time to prepare.
After decades of gang-stalking, I am a black belt master in anticipating potential problems.
As a default, if I see * anyone* coming in my direction, I do a U-turn or cross the street.
In my experience a problem one anticipates isn't always avoidable. The sketchy dude in the parking lot of the train station might be between you and the path home. I'm not taking some longer, equally sketchy detour through Mimico or Rexdale over potentially getting mugged because that still leaves the potential to get mugged while taking the detour. I was in my early 20s and jacked on stimulants, the last thing I was gonna do was avoid trouble.
20 Oct 2021, 5:36 pm
funeralxempire wrote:
Pepe wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
theprisoner wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
I don't think I'd wanna be trying to open a Swiss Army Knife after SHTF.
I've never had to, but, er... it only takes a couple of seconds. If you're ready, aware, and see something is about to pop off. In the UK i think police expect a person to be abducted /raped/ killed/ assaulted/ knocked out while you wait for them to arrive. At least in America you have some rights and you're allowed to defend yourself. It's illegal to carry pepper spray here.
I'm not in America though. If I'm somewhere sketchy I like to have a >500ml drink in a glass or metal container, I've only ever had to rely on it once but the advantage is that instead of them having a moment to react to you producing a weapon that you have to pause to open your bottle has already slammed into their face and you have the initiative, which opening the knife forces you to surrender.
You missed the point where he said he anticipates possible problems, thus giving him time to prepare.
After decades of gang-stalking, I am a black belt master in anticipating potential problems.
As a default, if I see * anyone* coming in my direction, I do a U-turn or cross the street.
In my experience a problem one anticipates isn't always avoidable. The sketchy dude in the parking lot of the train station might be between you and the path home. I'm not taking some longer, equally sketchy detour through Mimico or Rexdale over potentially getting mugged because that still leaves the potential to get mugged while taking the detour. I was in my early 20s and jacked on stimulants, the last thing I was gonna do was avoid trouble.
Well, obviously you aren't a "black belt", grasshopper.
White?
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20 Oct 2021, 5:46 pm
Pepe wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
Pepe wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
theprisoner wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
I don't think I'd wanna be trying to open a Swiss Army Knife after SHTF.
I've never had to, but, er... it only takes a couple of seconds. If you're ready, aware, and see something is about to pop off. In the UK i think police expect a person to be abducted /raped/ killed/ assaulted/ knocked out while you wait for them to arrive. At least in America you have some rights and you're allowed to defend yourself. It's illegal to carry pepper spray here.
I'm not in America though. If I'm somewhere sketchy I like to have a >500ml drink in a glass or metal container, I've only ever had to rely on it once but the advantage is that instead of them having a moment to react to you producing a weapon that you have to pause to open your bottle has already slammed into their face and you have the initiative, which opening the knife forces you to surrender.
You missed the point where he said he anticipates possible problems, thus giving him time to prepare.
After decades of gang-stalking, I am a black belt master in anticipating potential problems.
As a default, if I see * anyone* coming in my direction, I do a U-turn or cross the street.
In my experience a problem one anticipates isn't always avoidable. The sketchy dude in the parking lot of the train station might be between you and the path home. I'm not taking some longer, equally sketchy detour through Mimico or Rexdale over potentially getting mugged because that still leaves the potential to get mugged while taking the detour. I was in my early 20s and jacked on stimulants, the last thing I was gonna do was avoid trouble.
Well, obviously you aren't a "black belt", grasshopper.
White?
I don't think I had any belt in avoiding trouble; I was angry and self-destructive, locating trouble often served to help me find a volunteer for venting those feelings.
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