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post #31 of 43
12/31/10 at 1:30am
did he look like this?

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post #32 of 43
12/31/10 at 2:56am
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Originally Posted by scientific View Post
i once got attacked by a hooker in chicago who tried to jump in my car. right near millennium park.

This was very close to millennium park. I hate this area, I can't believe I moved here. There is some posh real estate here, but literally a block away and you start to get some very slum ridden looking parts.
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post #33 of 43
12/31/10 at 2:58am
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Originally Posted by cez View Post
did he look like this?


No, I did not get attacked by Rasputin.

The guy was black and so drunk he almost didn't need my help to fall on his ass. It was just very jarring when he grabbed my collar so I pushed him quite hard and he fell back. He didn't get up because he was probably on like a 5 second delay in consciousness.
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post #34 of 43
12/31/10 at 3:09am
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Originally Posted by SField View Post
This homeless dude, drunk off his ass, tried to rob me last night around 2am. I'm physically fit and got into a lot of fights as a younger person, but I'd never, ever fight someone that desperate. He was drunk though, so I pushed him pretty hard and he fell to the ground. It was icy so I had to be careful not falling on my ass when I tried to get away.

Should I have called the police? I really don't feel like filing some big fucking report. What would it have entailed?

I don't think this person posed a significant threat. I've been living in major cities my whole life and have felt far more in danger, and this was really the first time someone ever tried to attack me.
Bet you would have changed your tune had he king hit you.
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post #35 of 43
12/31/10 at 3:16am
More than 10 years ago, I had a similar incident where I ended up kicking down a guy who tried to mug under similar circumstances. While I was readying myself for his next attack, a large heavyset taxi driver came out of nowhere and yelled how he was calling the cops. The dude ran off. It was only then in that split second that I realized the homeless guy's hand had been reaching into his back pocket for a knife. I would have walked right into it. That's the kind of trouble training in martial arts like karate will get you in -- over-confidence a few critical degrees removed from reality. That realization nearly made me faint.

After that, I started carrying whatever was legal or near-legal - and getting appropriate training. For example, Mace was the most portable least offensive tool. Sometimes, I pushed it with a telescopic baton. And, in the UK - with all sorts of draconian laws virtually eliminating any reasonable self-defence http://www.donrearic.com/defendingyo...inbritain.html innocuous items one could explain away as 'everyday items' like a Surefire E2D or the Cold Steel "Pocket Shark":

http://www.coldsteel.com/pocketshark.html



Since then, I've had only about three incidents in the US and UK where being "paranoid" (as some of my colleagues have claimed likening me to Bernard Goetz) made the difference in me becoming a victim. Many more times, where I guessed there might be trouble, I didn't hang around to find out - none of that shit will help if someone decides to pull a gun on you. However, I've never had to complain about being a victim.
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post #36 of 43
12/31/10 at 3:33am
Why do you all live in communities in which you can't walk around without needing a knife or mace on your person?
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post #37 of 43
12/31/10 at 4:04am
I was in Toronto earlier this year when someone tried to mug me. It was rather pathetic....... (I walked away, the end).


I live in an area where no one locks their doors. In fact, I'm not even sure if my house has a key. At the bank or grocery store, people usually leave their cars unlocked with the keys in the ignition. So the idea of being mugged was a weird experience.
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post #38 of 43
12/31/10 at 5:34am
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i was once punched in the face 30x on angel dust and kept coming. angel dust is basically fight-win guarantee, you can even be stabbed and keep going.

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post #39 of 43
12/31/10 at 12:37pm
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Surprised no one has said this yet.

What kind of footwear were you wearing?

cue epic "you shouldn't wear leather soled shoes in case of a fight" thread in . . . 3 . . . 2. . . 1. . .

I once chased a mugger wearing a pair of really slick Paul Smith shoes...now that was tricky.
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post #40 of 43
12/31/10 at 2:00pm
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Why do you all live in communities in which you can't walk around without needing a knife or mace on your person?

Cheaper than a gated community with private security.
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post #41 of 43
12/31/10 at 2:08pm
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After that, I started carrying whatever was legal or near-legal - and getting appropriate training. For example, Mace was the most portable least offensive tool. Sometimes, I pushed it with a telescopic baton. And, in the UK - with all sorts of draconian laws virtually eliminating any reasonable self-defence http://www.donrearic.com/defendingyo...inbritain.html innocuous items one could explain away as 'everyday items' like a Surefire E2D or the Cold Steel "Pocket Shark": http://www.coldsteel.com/pocketshark.html
A rolled up magazine I generally find to be the most innocuous and effective weapon. Granted, I carry an E2D and kubotan as well, but the magazine has better reach/stand off capabilities and with Canadian and UK self defence law the way it is, the liability prospects of even using the E2D scare me.
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post #42 of 43
12/31/10 at 3:24pm
wasn't there an epic thread a few years ago about someone being mugged?
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post #43 of 43
12/31/10 at 9:55pm
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Originally Posted by edinatlanta View Post
wasn't there an epic thread a few years ago about someone being mugged?

One of these?

I got mugged last night
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=177586

I was mugged at 9.05 Sunday morning Vietnam time (20 minutes before starting thread)
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=79561

Have you been jumped before?
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=159649
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