Turdacious wrote:Three words: Street Sword Motherfuckah!
Stop your foolishness, there is only one concealable fighting tool that's as good as the finest pistola in trained hands......and you can cut up pallets for a nifty street signal fire if your cell phone has been damaged in battle.
Mao wrote:Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party
Serious answer is that I'm frequently in areas that I'm unfamiliar with at night and sometimes they're not in the best parts of a city. I can't have a gun or knife because I live where you can't get a concealed carry permit and I only do carry on bags when I travel which eliminates knives.
For what it's worth, I have a plan:
1. Avoid bad areas whenever possible. By bad I don't necessarily mean crime riddled. Use the busier better lighted street even if it adds a block or two to your travel.
2. When in a dodgy area or situation, look fit, alert, and assertive. I want predators seen and unseen to have to do some math before they decide to try to make me a victim.
3. Avoid anything and anyone that looks like trouble
4. Carry an innocent looking weapon that I can use as a surprise force multiplier. The plan being to surprise, stun, or otherwise confuse my assailant so I can gain a few seconds to get away, get help, or at least get a moment to think about a next step. Unless he's got a shotgun, distance is my friend.
My travel "arsenal" includes
>> A sturdy metal pen for eyes, throats, or solar plexus
>> A Surefire flashlight with a crenelated bezel to shine in the eyes and/or hit in the head
>> A keychain utility tool that will tear skin off of a face or head. The hope being that the sight of their own blood discourages their aggression for a moment.
>>> I should probably add something noisy like a whistle.
So far, luck and steps 1-3 are all I've needed.
Mao wrote:Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party
protobuilder wrote:Has anyone else tried to confuse a would-be assailant with a card trick?
If you're Ricky Jay, you just use the cards as weapons and be done with it:
I don't have a lot of experience with vampires, but I have hunted werewolves. I shot one once, but by the time I got to it, it had turned back into my neighbor's dog.
Turdacious wrote:Three words: Street Sword Motherfuckah!
Stop your foolishness, there is only one concealable fighting tool that's as good as the finest pistola in trained hands......and you can cut up pallets for a nifty street signal fire if your cell phone has been damaged in battle.
You're forgetting the most important part of this badass ensemble-- the odeur infecte de Elmore.
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