I had a cushy job later on that put me on the streets of downtown America at 2 AM on many occasions. I certainly risked my life there.
I don't think you ever risked your life.
I have no doubt you're the kind of person we wouldn't have let near the trash compactors.
Proverbs 26:4 KJV
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.