Posted on 07/04/2013 8:44:29 AM PDT by Anila
Now that is a great way to reassure people...
I agree and further people need to understand the tactics employed here.
It is the most common tactic for these street thugs to attack from ambush, either from behind or talking while advancing and then sucker punch you while you are responding.
That’s what happened to Zimmerman and he was combat ineffective for much of the struggle.
So, I urge everyone to adopt a new habit, some of which you already if you are shooters. If one of these idiots accosts or even approaches you, blade yourself, and steeple your hands in front of your chest as if you are on the firing line getting ready to draw. If they decide to punch you, you will already have your hands up to block your computer (your head).
Every police officer knows from training and watching numerous videos of assaults what happens when you get suckerpunched with a full body wind up; you are going to get knocked unconscious or so dazed you will not be able to defend yourself with the conventional means that are on your belt. This isn’t fantasy, it is real and documented, and any self defense attorney could introduce it as evidence.
Armed citizens share the same risk and almost certainly Zimmerman knew this. “If I go unconscious, this guy has access to my phone, wallet, and most importantly my gun.”
You will be shot with your own gun, believe it. This demographic kills each other over hamburgers and tennis shoes.
Furthermore, you blading yourself toward your opponent and putting your hands up sends an unmistakeable message that you are tactically aware and possessed of skill and determination to make it the worst f’n day of his life.
Just don’t get bogged down in their verbal BS. They will go after easier prey. They’re out there; they are called liberals.
I have been doing this for years on the street and it works.
Not sure what you mean, sounds like liberal pablum.
Tell that the the men on D-Day. Tell that to the men who battled on Iwo.
These men knew they had to kill other humans to survive and overcome evil.
Good post (your 62). Lots of practical advice there.
Awhile back, friend of mine was walking alone in one of the "nicer" sections of a city. It was early evening. A street thug went up to him and asked him for the time. When my friend looked at his watch, the thug knocked him to the pavement, then reached down and took his wallet.
But the thug didn't take my friend's watch. I guess he wasn't interested in the time after all.
Every 4th of July, large groups of whites hit black people in the face and knock them down, so Mayors and city councils around the country, cancel Independence Day celebrations?
Where, in what towns and cities does this happen.
This demographic kills each other over hamburgers and tennis shoes.
Very important to remember. Not dealing with rational people here.
Situational awareness and physical distance are also very good weapons to have in your belt.
The "do you have the time" ploy is an old one.
I'd rather cross the street and get cussed out for being "racist" than not have a good turning radius for my own safety.
This is one of the best and most incisive expression of where our culture/civilization has a presence in today’s world and the past. As a vet of WWII I place much of what the author notes as also applicable for so called civilized people of that time. WWII was fueled by the differences of people and ignited by the passions of evil mesmerizing persons.
Right!
I am old enough to remember Daniel Patrick Moyniham (a dem. Senator, NY warning LBJ about it.
Now all the sensible dems have been replaced by the 60s radicals!
What do you mean by “blade yourself”
At 70, I never learned to shoot a gun - but my sons have. Maybe one of them can show me how it is properly performed.
Blading yourself is moving into a sort of boxing stance, makes your target profile smaller, with your strong side (gun side) away from your assailant. Another fighter will recognize this.
The Weaver shooting stance is based on this.
Many years ago, Oprah Winfrey did an excellent special on how kids need to be aware of street threats. A police detective co-hosted the show with her. The show really should be mandatory viewing in schools.
One thing emphasized was this: Your safety always comes before someone else's hurt feelings.
No need to wonder. Just look at Zimbabwe. Or just look at every black-majority American city.
If a firearm isn't your thing, consider chemical mace. If a police supply store will sell to you, that's a good place to start. Or ask your local police for recommendations. Or do a post to Free Republic asking for help. But avoid any product that doesn't have an expiration date. They are junk.
Consider mace something like a firearm, in that you should only use it only to protect your life. Macing somebody who's just yelling at you will get you arrested and convicted.
And after using mace, MOVE. Immediately ESCAPE to a safe location. Many folks who have successfully maced an attacker just stand there. Those folks often end up getting badly beaten.
Thank you. Will have to practice that.
Good idea. My son will help me get the right equipment/product.
Only if you call the cops.
Agreed, and it embarrasses me to no end. My family doesn't put up with that crap. I don't put up with it. I grew up in the woods instead of suburbia, so maybe that has something to do with it.
People need to man up. If you're worried about a Zimmerman trial, don't call the cops if you have to defend yourself. Just shut up and go home instead. If a witness says something, tell that person you're not going to be part of a show trial for defending yourself against a favored class.
Use LEAD, instead.
Still Weakness. If the law fails to protect, then the law isn't worthy of being followed.
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