Ok, so you're armed...

[kingoftheforest]

I dually apologize good sirs. Please continue. I will go admire Snatch in the other thread.

You are welcome sir. I am concerned that I have taken this thread off topic with our mutual appreciation of snatch, if you’ll pardon the expression, so I had better move on.

However I have added one more Snatch clip in a new thread in the Open Access forum, dedicated to my favourite music.

I shall let these gentlemen get back to their topic, apologies for the interruption.

[kingoftheforest]

I'll give ya the shootah.

Awesome...and the fight scene in that movie is kick ass as well. Great choreography. And on hellish ass whipping

[jubaji]

You'd probably go to jail for shooting a man who is actively, like in the process of, raping your wife at knife point in your home.

No you wouldn't.

THAT is why I hate the police, the justice system, and the whole fucking mess.

No its not.

Hence the expression, as greedy as a pig

I know, but I found the fight scene first and just had to post it.

Here you are sir:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBvCPTK1MmY[/YOUTUBE]

[kingoftheforest]

No thanks Turkish I'm sweet enough already

Awesome clip but I was thinking more of when Brick top explains how to dispose of a body.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIyCwomjKWY[/YOUTUBE]

[kingoftheforest]

That's what our world's come to.

You'd probably go to jail for shooting a man who is actively, like in the process of, raping your wife at knife point in your home.

THAT is why I hate the police, the justice system, and the whole fucking mess. I say this much now...if I am ever unfortunate enough to have to use lethal force to defend myself...I'm finding a way to get rid of the body. Haebeus Corpus.

Watch the movie snatch bro.

Find a pig farm

[Tant01]

A man in a nearby town was arrested recently and charged with reckless discharge of a firearm (in city limits) for chasing a burglar out of his yard and shooting at him.


Could have been worse (for both guys)

[TylerJamesMead]

maybe im a little messed up(i dit time before for stupid stuff) but i alwayd draw my weapon if nothing else just to scare him or inflict light injury(hes in my guard i might punyo him with a tac folder or smash hif face with something else if i can escape i would hide the weapon if it was reaally expensive or destroy it then find an alaby and a witness to confirm it

An interesting article on shooting people.

Thats actually a good name for an album

noted

[TTEscrima]

From personal experience, I find that I carry weapons depending largely on the circumstances of my life at a given time. For example, right now, I work in a job where I'm in at least a fight a week. Most of these people go home with a ticket. That means they know what I look like and where I work, and they have a reason to hurt me if they can. That being the case, I am most likely going to be armed if I'm outside my home. (inside, I'm better armed but that's beside the point).

I also have some strict rules governing my personal conduct under these circumstances. Being armed means I do not drink or partake in anything that could seriously impair my judgement. This includes prescriptions or cold medicines. For me, carrying a weapon places the possibility of using that weapon above all other personal priorities. In other words, by strapping a gun on my hip or tucking a knife in my pocket, I am making myself totally aware that I'm prepared to take a life in defense of my own, and I'm committing to a "code" of behavior that allows me to appreciate the full weight of that decision. I drive differently, I walk differently, and I conduct myself differently than when threats are less likely, and I take the responsibility of my choices seriously enough to put them ahead of fun and personal gratification.

In some other jobs I've had, those threats were far less likely. In those cases, I was more liberal in my personal behavior. I'd go to a bar and have a few drinks from time to time, and when I went, I'd go unarmed. In that respect, I tried to stay aware (I'd still play awareness games with friends and see what exits were available, etc), but I took the threat and my response to it less critically than in other situations.

I've said before that in my experience, only 1 out of ten fights is what one might honestly call "serious." Further, it's reasonable to say that unless one is employed in one of several "specialized fields," not many people will have to fight for their safety ten times over the course of an entire lifetime. That means that most people will not have to physically fight, and the ones that do are most likely going to find themselves in less-than-lethal struggles. In other words, if it makes sense to prepare for what's probable rather than what's simply possible, then it makes sense to figure on fighiting Uncle Earl or some drunk at the bar more often than fighting Ghengis Khan the Mass Murdering stick-up man in the back alleyway. I'll say it again: most fights are far less spectacular or serious than many people would like for you to believe.

Now, given my own circumstances, I have had to deal with people who got belligerent, but did not require that I put two pills in their ten ring as a response. I had an incident just today in fact where I was armed and had to deal with a resisting suspect, but the level of his resistance dictated that minimal force (restraints) was all I needed to apply. He was smaller than me, and unarmed, so while I had the equipment to really hurt him, I felt that a simple armlock was all the situation called for. As it turns out, I was right, and no one got hurt. So there will be times when you carry and face a situation that does not require the full brunt of whatever force you're capable of delivering. In those instances, it's best to rely on that most basic human quality that has allowed us to evolve as a species -

Reason.

If your training is grounded in thought, morals, and some sense of character, then you don't feel a need to go overboard or premeditate the slashing or shooting of anyone who crosses your path. You allow for the possibility, sure. But more importantly, you're prepared to act on a lesser level when it's appropriate to do so - even when more force may be justified! You allow for changing circumstances, and you do what is needed at any given time. You don't stab Joe Hobo for grabbing your shirt just because you expected the worst; you analyze, quickly and in the moment, and act accordingly. In short, you behave as though anyone were capable of anything, and you stay ready to do your worst while committing to doing only what your own character and conscience can justify; juries be damned.

Hopefully, that's not too rambling a response...

Nice post.

[jubaji]

........................bump

[Tant01]

8675309....

I'm going to sound like a suburban white girl, but I just bought a cell phone a few months ago. .....
.... So I'm all about the cell phone, baby. One with a camera would be even better, I think.

Good on you TL!

I'm glad to hear your new tool is helping to keep you safe!

[treelizard]

Just sayin,' just putting it out there for consideration.

Oh my GOD, jubaji made a spelling error! I guess nobody's perfect!