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07-23-2013, 11:03 PM
How good are you at knife fighting? And will you be ready to take his friend who's probably watching across the way? I hope you are also very skilled at the language so you can explain your self defense case. I don't think it's a good idea. I would walk home with a couple rocks after I got mugged in Medellin. I'd keep one in my hand and one in my pocket. They weren't too big and they were inconspicuous. If someone came at me with a knife I would have just thrown a rock at their head and ran.
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07-23-2013, 11:26 PM
When I was doing my law enforcement training I heard quite a few anecdotal stories about people spraying themselves in the face because they whip out their pepper spray, hold it directly in front of them and press the button ready to hose away without first checking to see which direction the spray would come out of. We had to practice drawing and spraying each other with deactivated pepper spray (still stung a teeny bit) for til we were all soaking wet. More than once, we'd draw and spray ourselves. It was embarrassing but a good lesson nonetheless. Usually while using pepper spray it ends up getting you, too. It's an air dispersal weapon, you're going to walk away with tears streaming down your face half the time just from being in close proximity.
That being said, stay away from the stuff with CS gas in it. If someone has a respiratory problem, it's potentially lethal. Stick to solid pepper spray but be warned, some people can just shrug it off, especially if they're under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or if they're in an altered mental state (which can include being extremely pissed off because you just tried to mace them). Even pepper spray can give someone with asthma serious trouble, so make sure the person you're attacking has their inhaler on hand before you deliver a can of whoop ass.
Also remember for a gun - a trained professional can draw and fire their weapon in the time it takes an attacker to move 21ft. This is where the debate comes in about people carrying weapons with no safety, that split second may or may not make all the difference supposedly. But the question is, has anyone on here ever been mugged by someone 21ft away from them? Personally my life is worth more than 6k, I wouldn't risk it.
Most places outside the US are going to have serious issues with you carrying a weapon around on your person, much less bringing it into their country. That goes for firearms, certain knives, and pepper spray, nunchucks, freeze rays, tasers, batons, katanas, ICBMs, whatever. Courts around the world aren't too lenient on tourists who look like they came ready to fight a war.
Generally speaking, unless someone is intending to kill you or do you irreversible harm, just give them what they want. Money is replaceable, your life isn't. Would you rather have to call your credit card companies in the morning, or spend a lifetime in a foreign prison?
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07-28-2013, 06:37 AM
Actually carrying a baseball bat in your car should be legal in most of places, specially if you have other sporting gear with it.
I am planning to do that in the future.
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07-28-2013, 12:12 PM
My plan of action I have came up with is to stay calm, look at the robber then really focus like I am looking at something behind him and say "theres a cop right there" and when they turn their head run or kick them in the dick an run, or if need be try an disarm them.
Got the idea when I was watching one a episode of "scare tactics" on the fucking Syfy channel. The skit had some crazy guy in his back yard with a gun an the victim very calmy said theres your wife an pointed in the other direction... the fucking actor looked (he really should have know his wife wasn't there, but when your caught up in the moment...) an the dude ran and jumped over a fence an bolted into the woods.
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07-29-2013, 08:27 PM
My 2 cents. Check the laws where you are going. Go with the oc spray but realize it still might be better to comply. I have sprayed dozens of living creatures. Criminals, dogs and worst crazy women. Often the person isn't effected by it. Some people are so nuts it doesn't faze them. I onced sprays this guy and he responded by acting like he liked it. Another problem that happens too often. Person gets sprayed and still comes at you. Now you feel the effects of it.
Having a gun is something that can get you in trouble and more often than not untrained civilians get it taken from them.
Stick with the oc and a loud whistle. But be prepared that the oc will not solve your problem. Spray it while retreating. We never run away. We tactically retreat. Think that if it makes you feel better.
Ofcourse having a throw away wallet don't hurt.
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08-08-2013, 07:33 PM
No need for heat, just learn how to do this shit:
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08-10-2013, 02:37 PM
When I was traveling I never had much trouble. On the days that I walked around with all my stuff and thus being an ideal victim, I always had a simple ballpoint pen in my shorts. It won't break and it's pointy enough to penetrate. It won't help you in a knife fight but it's enough to keep one or two barehanded guys away from you. Unless they look like total brutes like Fisto
I don't about you but if I have a 6.2 feet crazy looking guy in front of me, who is possibly gonna stab me with a ballpoint, I'd back up and look for some scared looking lard ass to rob.
The best solution by far is to make a run for it though. You never know if the robber is packing or has some buddies nearby. I guess there aren't many robbers that are gonna run after you.
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08-13-2013, 08:04 PM
Training for running / sprinting does seem to be the most practical thing in many situations, and I know that if i have not run for a while, then i will get real winded. It is almost as if a person would have to incorporate running training into a weekly routine.. b/c if you do not do it very often, you are not going to be very good at it.. or have enough endurance to pull it off.
On the other hand, in situations in which you are carrying a lot of items on your person or all of your belongings (b/c you are moving from one hotel to the next or something like that), then running may not be so practical. In that kind of moving locations situation (in which i would feel the most vulnerable b/c i was carrying most of my valuables), I would really hate to lose certain items, especially my computer, if I had not recently backed up my files. Even though it is not worth dying over, it may be worth putting up a fight b/c you do not necessarily know what the outcome is gonna be.