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Alrissa, I hope to never meet you in a dark alley. I must say that the advice you gave - as gory as it sounds - is in fact very true. I have a hard time convincing my wife to learn these things, but of myself I know they are the sure techniques in a merciless world where anything can happen.

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*laughs* That's great, Alrissa! *thumbsup*

Can't say I take any precautions. There was time, I carried a gas gun with me but mostly because of that feeling of having a "real" weapon (and not registered, too). Only used it twice and not in defence, just tried it out giving two shots in the air.

Probably the only thing I do is choosing a longer but better lit and presumable safer way, when it's too late and too dark, but even this doesn't happen often. I simply do not believe in evil creatures sitting in darkness waiting in ambush. It's all a matter of good and bad luck, to me. Things can happen anywhere.

An advice to add to Alrissa's valuable stuff : I read, making as much noise is not a bad way of defence. Not yelling for help, since, alas, the chance people would come to rescue is not every high, but rather some noise to draw their atention. The newspaper article that gives this advice, puts beating windows in the houses or car windows as an example. The idea is when car alarm systems go berserk or people pop out of the windows, totally crazy and shouting, it will scare the attacker.

The article doesn't give any explanation to why being beaten up by angry lodgers is preferable to being beaten up by a street attacker, though.

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I grew up near vine st in over-the-rhine, it's the bad part of Cincinnati for those who don't know the region. The most useful things I've found are just being aware of your surroundings, projecting confidence, and if something does happen make it quick, brutal, and efficient. Example, if someone tries to grab ahold of you, grab the perp's arm, pull down and to the side, and hit the elbow with your other arm/hand....what you hit the elbow with is up to you, just make sure you hit the elbow. It takes less than a second, hurts like hell, and leaves the person incapacitated.
between, never become dependant on a weapon...ever. Try to work your way up to combat skills. This would be hand to hand -> blunt weapons -> sharp weapons -> guns -> something heavier than the average firearm. If you do this you can always defend yourself even with the loss of your primary weapon.
I almost never carry a weapon with me. The last time someone tried to mug me (he had a knife), I sent him to the hospital with noting more than a rock (piece of concrete) I found on the ground.

Edited: Dextral on 18th Dec, 2006 - 3:16am

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Dextral, I am not quite sure if a person should fight if the criminal has a gun for instance, you may get a chance if they have a knife and the person has no clue what they are doing but if you are unlucky and the criminal is a pro with a knife or gun, you are doomed.

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It does largely depend on the situation. The people I had to deal with were far from pros, mostly crackheads and pcp junkies. Dangerous, yes...skilled, no.

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So if you see that the guy is a professional with a knife (by the way he moves, etc) would you fight him anyways knowing he may kill you?

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Growing up in St. Louis, I can say that if you don't think you belong in a particular part of town...you probably don't belong there. It has always been real easy for me to tell in that town when I am in a really bad neighborhood. No lights on the street and no cars that were made in the last 15 years are always good clues. Either don't go in that area or look like you know where you are going (confident) and do it without delay.

When I moved to Lexington Ky, I found that Kentucky was a conceal/carry state. I took the test and got a license to carry a fire arm. While I was in Kentucky, the firearm stayed locked up in a safe that recognizes only my finger and was in the bedroom. I did take it with me when I went on trips with the car. Having your car breakdown on the highway at night is not a good time.

Now that I am in a foreign country...all I can do is use my sense of figuring out if I belong in that place at all. Being foreign, you never fit in, but there are definitely places where they don't want foreigners and you can sense it.

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It honestly depends. In a fight you probably will not win, breaking action becomes the goal. Failing to do so, you have the advantage of fighting defensively. This buys you time to find a solution. This applies to situations ranging from armed muggers to assault rifle wielding fanatics.