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When walking the mean streets, how do you protect yourself?

CAPSLOCK365

Are you packin?

I keep me a tazer up in my blazer.
You never quite know when someone will challenge you and what they will have on them.
I like to be turn victimhood into attack like one time when some guy tried to steal my car.
I played weak and then swooped.

He'll have 2 years to plan his revenge.
In prison.

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Silenceisbliss

rape your attacker....thatl learn 'em!

[Deleted User]

Jack Johnson and Tom O'Leary

dsmythy

With my mouth.

No not that, i try talking them down.

If that doesn't work i've got two tickets to the gun show. Unfortunately the gun show has left town so i'll just pull a legger and if i'm caught up with, do whatever i can.

One piece of advice. Keep a stash of money on you away from your main supply. If you get mugged hand him this money. They are people too and likely to be nervous so will take whatever they can get and run for it, leaving you with most of your money still, and him off getting high on whatever.

Biggins

When walking the mean streets, how do you protect yourself?

Night-time (or day if your in an unsafe situation)

1. Keep a key, a pen, even a handle of a brush etc in your hand. Keep your hand and the object in your pocket. Go for areas that will not cause serious harm. Once the attacker is in pain, it usually enough distraction for one to run.
2. If in trouble do not shout help. Seriously. Studies have shown that people react more to "Fire" than they do to "Help" because they don't want to get involved. Shouting "fire" indicates a more immediate threat to their persons as well and as such gets you more attention.
3. Do NOT walk close to walls as night. Stay more on the outside to the road as is safe. Staying close to walls traps you more and lessens your path options of getting away. Your easier to surround.
4. Coming up to and passing an alleyway? If possible step further out away from the entrance of the alleyway, making outward curved path around the entrance.
5. If you think you are followed, don't be afraid to go to the nearest door (that has lights in the house) and knock on it. State your fears and ask can you use a phone/mobile to ring for taxi - if no money for fare, ask if they will allow you to stay for a few minutes till coast is clear.
6. On bus/train at night, stay as close to the driver or doors as possible. Stand if necessary.
7. NEVER keep all your money in one place on you. If pickpocketed (sadly the chances of this will increase up to Xmas) at least they won't get everything.
8. Got an umbrella? Use it not only to defend but use it to push the attacker away backwards. The bigger the distance between them and you, the less the chance a knife can reach you.
9. Use windows. If you think you are followed cross the road if possible. Look in a window (as if window shopping) and use the reflection of the window to see behind you, forwards and backwards on both sides. REMEMBER: a good stalker will not be behind you. More than likely that person will be across the road trailing behind.
10. If confronted - only then step up/into a doorway. Even in such a small enclosure, the angles that you can be attacked from are lessened. They cannot come at you from behind and to the sides there is less of an angle. Remember those keys in your hands?
11. Always keep emergency taxi money on you. I don't care if you are down to your last packet of cigs - save your money = save your life!
12. If you are leaving somewhere - if possible, tell someone at your destination that your on the way and your approx time of arrival to home/destination.
13. Use street lights! As you pass a street lamp, glance at the ground. If someone is behind you or coming up fast behind you, their shadow will be close to yours on the ground. DON'T STOP. Step outwards/cross road, stay calm (not easy), have ready object in your hands or go to door/taxi, etc...
14. Day or night if you think you are followed, step into a nearest shop/garage. If you don't want to explain your situation, at least use the windows from inside to observe out. Also go to a spot in the shop that allows you to see the doorway from inside but not allows you to be seen from outside the property window. After a while a "follower" will wonder where you have gotten to. He/she will enter the shop to locate you. From your inside advantage point, you can then spot a possible (unfortunately) frequent face!
15. If your walking home at night, vary your route once in a while if possible. That way, its harder for your attacker to make their move.
16. Never go anywhere without knowing first where the exits are. It will save your life!
17. Goes without saying but must be repeated. Walking home? Wear something cheap and bright. This is not only for cars to spot you but for others to do so (its better to be seen by 15 people and 1 stalker in any one minute than not seen by 15 people and only seen by 1 stalker!) . If you feel your followed suddenly, take a second to go somewhere out of sight, dump/fold up/etc the bright clothing and use darker clothing to melt into the background. Wearing a cap, dump it (into a bag/pocket/etc) or visa-versa changing your look.

There is more but that's the ones that springs to mind at the mo!

Tigger

pwd wrote: »

avoid the mean streets and go down the safer ones
mind my own business and look vaguely cross

tasers are illegal. How do you know the guy is in prison; is it as a result of trying to steal your car? If so you obviously lied about your illegal weapon, assuming this was in Ireland? You're quite smug about it too.

i'd be quite smug about it if i was him

course i like leaving my bedroom so i'm glad i'm me

LouOB

I just fart

Red Hand

I protect myself by making really unfunny stilted comments (like many of the previous few posts).

My aim is just to show what a kerrrrrrrrrrrrrr-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzyyyyyyyyyy person I am, and then they will leave me alone.:p

Frisbee

I've always wanted one of those flip out batons you see in movies.
Theirs like an 8 inch long handle, but it slides out till its about a foot and a half long and you can whack people with it, looks fun

Like this

The Master

My chauffeur keeps the doors locked at all times
Walking is for peasants

Doc

I have pushed my keys through the gaps between my fingers when I clench my fist before like a spiky knuckle buster.

4zn76tysfajdxp

I burst into flame to scare them off.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

I've got Jack Johnson and Tom O'Leary right here!

Vain

P*ss your pants and no one will go near you.:pac:

TheEnforcer

Has the OP been watching to much "cops, cars and criminals". I do not feel one bit unsafe as I walk the streets of this country.

Dave!

The guns keep me safe no matter what the circumstances.

And I don't mean firearms.

Aodan83

I hang around with Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris a lot. Who needs guns?:D

Run_to_da_hills

How do I protect myself?

Easy... Just keep myself under the watchful eye :pac::pac::pac:

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FlutterinBantam

brendansmith wrote: »

Thats the american way alright!
Everyones trying to kill me!, wait! not if i kill them first.
Take that Afghnistan, take that iraq, take that new orleans, take that economy!:eek::D:pac:

You are a right old left winger Brenno ,so you are.

What do you advocate, let these dudes fester away and do what they like??

Manic Moran

I'm seriously considering a sidearm.

Will wait for the results of Nordyke v King, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals should be hearing that in the next month or two. If that comes out as I expect, things get a hell of a lot simpler here in California.

NTM

tman

Oshare Bones wrote: »

I whip out my lad

Same here... The shockwave when it hits the ground usually knocks people flat on their arse.

nkay1985

Simi wrote: »

I wear rapex (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-rape_female_condom) condoms up my anus...

This is the single greatest invention in the history of the universe.

pwd

"better to judged by twelve than carried by six" eh?

i don't agree that carrying a knife makes you safer, unless you are a skilled knife fighter or something, and it also makes you a silly criminal too i think.

anyway what annoyed me about the post was not the "i carry a taser to feel less insecure" thing it was the self congratulatory tone as though tasering someone or carrying one is something to be proud of. Or that lying to get someone sent to prison is somethign to be proud of: I might be reading too much into the post but it suggests to me that he went to the guards about the guy afterwards. If he did he would have lied about the taser. So he's a liar - so how do you know he really was in danger or that the taseree was trying to steal his car at all.

brendansmith

utick wrote: »

sombody forgot to tell those silly criminals that weapons are illegal, maybe with a little reminder they will stop carrying weapons. ( sarcasm over)

tbh if im facing a life or death situation its up to me to protect myself the best way i deem necessary at that moment, essentially until that threat to my life is eliminated im not in the least bit concerned what some judge will say about it being legal or illegal

Thats the american way alright!
Everyones trying to kill me!, wait! not if i kill them first.
Take that Afghnistan, take that iraq, take that new orleans, take that economy!:eek::D:pac:

utick

pwd wrote: »

avoid the mean streets and go down the safer ones
mind my own business and look vaguely cross

tasers are illegal. How do you know the guy is in prison; is it as a result of trying to steal your car? If so you obviously lied about your illegal weapon, assuming this was in Ireland? You're quite smug about it too.

sombody forgot to tell those silly criminals that weapons are illegal, maybe with a little reminder they will stop carrying weapons. ( sarcasm over)

tbh if im facing a life or death situation its up to me to protect myself the best way i deem necessary at that moment, essentially until that threat to my life is eliminated im not in the least bit concerned what some judge will say about it being legal or illegal

pwd

avoid the mean streets and go down the safer ones
mind my own business and look vaguely cross

tasers are illegal. How do you know the guy is in prison; is it as a result of trying to steal your car? If so you obviously lied about your illegal weapon, assuming this was in Ireland? You're quite smug about it too.

utick

flip knife

[Deleted User]

walk.

Smurfpiss

CAPSLOCK365 wrote: »

Are you packin?

He'll have 2 years to plan his revenge.
In prison.

Horatio eat your heart out. with lines like these CSI dublin is just around the corner...:rolleyes:

Simi

I wear rapex (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-rape_female_condom) condoms up my anus...

akabusilover

put a donk on it eh mate