And a briefcase slammed into the side of the knee would have brought the attacker down.
People tend to regard only guns or, sometimes, knives as weapons and if they have neither they consider themselves unarmed.
They are not anymore then the man who does not have a steak is unfed.
“And a briefcase slammed into the side of the knee would have brought the attacker down.”
You hope.
“I don’t listen to society.”
Only a fool stops listening.
When society tells you not to take action to protect them then when you do they will feel you were wrong. Britain now prosecutes anyone that harm a bad guy, it is considered assault. We have started moving in that direction as well. When society tells you not to be armed or have any other weapon they are telling you very directly they don’t want bad guys harmed, regardless if you are protecting anyone.
And if it doesn't, you have a thug with a knife now targeting YOU.