Todesking wrote:
wavefreak58 wrote:
Violence is the last line of defense in my ethos. If violence becomes necessary, hold nothing back. But it is never to be undertaken without exhausting any reasonable alternatives.
I live in a not so nice area of Depew. A lot of minor crimes like drug dealing, burgleries, and assaults. I walk everywhere since I do not drive so I am exposed to a lot more as*holes then a normal person especially since I have to walk past three bars to get where I am going. I have learned if I walk away I get hit, I talk back I get hit, If I come at them they either retreat or just start a shoving match and most drunks are not as big as me so its no biggy I push them around like a child until they wonder off. I know from my experience growing up in my area that if I do not put up a fight I will get beaten up I learned my lessons the hard way. 1982-1986 were a living hell for me when I was in school since I would not put up a fight I just tired to out talk them but that just made them beat me even harder. Now that I am 40 I carry mace with a blue dye marker in it so the police can find them easier. I just had a run in with a drunk who wanted me to give him a ride home I told him I walked there he thought I was lying so he came closer for what I do not know but he went back inside when I pulled the mace out of my jacket.
I'm familiar with Depew. I don't seem to attract hostility anymore, even in environments that might be higher risk. Not sure what the difference is because I was a bully magnet in school.
Part of it is maintaining the element of surprise. If I appear to be non-threatening, I attract less hostility. If it becomes necessary, an intense physical reaction from what was perceived as a low threat usually freaks people out. Going from outwardly passive to psycho aggressive in a fraction of a second is a transition most people can't handle.
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