Fight Back — the Statistics Are on Your Side!
Gambling that all who have stepped outside the dictates of civilized conduct intend to do you bodily harm will keep you primed and prepared, and most likely it’s the correct action.
Over the course of many years of teaching survival-based strategies and tactics, I’ve heard such exchanges more than a few times. The but-what-if question is usually posed by a well-meaning person who hasn’t quite grasped the seriousness of physical violence.
These are people whose own humanity, whose sense of civility, is so strong that they’re caught vacillating between fight-or-flight decisions. It’s a shame these good qualities can
