Self Defense

[smc]

Originally Posted by TheAngryPostman

There is always that one time where your dome is not enough. I am just prepared for that time when I may need to use both.

I assume that by "your" you mean yours, Postman. Because you wouldn't want to presume how powerful mine is, or that of anyone else, right?

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by smc

I assume that by "your" you mean yours, Postman. Because you wouldn't want to presume how powerful mine is, or that of anyone else, right?

I'm being realistic about it. You can minimize the occurance of a theat by being sensible and staying away from a risky situation/area(i.e. using your noggin), but no matter how much you minimize an occurance, the threat is still present.

Think of it as a spare tire, jack and tire iron for your well being...

[smc]

Originally Posted by TheAngryPostman

I'm being realistic about it. You can minimize the occurance of a theat by being sensible and staying away from a risky situation/area(i.e. using your noggin), but no matter how much you minimize an occurance, the threat is still present.

Think of it as a spare tire, jack and tire iron for your well being...

I think you have perceived only part of the point I was making. Yes, I use my brain to minimize threats, make sensible decisions, and stay away from risky situations. You correctly call that "using your noggin." But I also use it as a weapon. I have used the power of persuasion to win what would have otherwise been a fight involving violence on more than one occasion. (I have little doubt that I would have lost had the threatened violence ensued.)

I call the latter "using your wits."

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by smc

I think you have perceived only part of the point I was making. Yes, I use my brain to minimize threats, make sensible decisions, and stay away from risky situations. You correctly call that "using your noggin." But I also use it as a weapon. I have used the power of persuasion to win what would have otherwise been a fight involving violence on more than one occasion. (I have little doubt that I would have lost had the threatened violence ensued.)

I call the latter "using your wits."

I understand that. It is always advisable to de-escalate a potentially harmful situation without using physical force. I keep my guns and steel as a last resort; I would never use it as a means to defuse a situation where the outcome could have turned out otherwise had someone been talked down. Of course persuasion and reason is the best way to win a fight and being able to talk someone down is preferable to shooting them. However, the situation dictates the level of force and you will know quickly when a firearm or blade will become absolutely necessary. Diplomacy and verbal persuasion is not always effective against your local crackhead/tweaker, espesially if they have themselves a nifty crowbar or knife and are coming straight for you. In that event, I let John Moses Browning or Gaston Glock do the "persuading" for me. Usually, the sound of racking a weapon is sufficient to let someone you know mean business.

I pray to God that I never have to shoot someone in defense of myself and I hope to God that I never have to live with the burden of taking someones life. I am just prepared for a time when I may be confronted with the options of kill or be killed.