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Two Serious Thoughts
Dec. 4th, 2014 09:43 amTwo serious thoughts, prompted by things found on the Internet.
Thought #1 - The "Safety" of Public Places
This woman, who is now active in shooting and self-defense, tells a harrowing tale of her abduction and rape as an 18-year-old. She was abducted by somebody she knew from a busy restaurant. My point is that public places are only "safe" if one is prepared to make a gigantic screaming fit.
Basically, in any public place, at least half of the people there have their back to you, and pretty much all of them are doing their own thing. Unless you're willing to put on the Mother Of All Tantrums, bad things can happen and nobody will notice.
Thought #2 - Really?
From the "Tactical Professor" comes a tale of a man who accidentally shot his wife thinking she was a burglar. The first commentor on the post asks "really?" As in "wouldn't the first thing you'd do on hearing an intruder is wake your wife up?" And if she's not in bed, wouldn't finding her be high on the list of actions? In short, the commentor (and I) wonder how many of these "accidents" really aren't.
Thought #1 - The "Safety" of Public Places
This woman, who is now active in shooting and self-defense, tells a harrowing tale of her abduction and rape as an 18-year-old. She was abducted by somebody she knew from a busy restaurant. My point is that public places are only "safe" if one is prepared to make a gigantic screaming fit.
Basically, in any public place, at least half of the people there have their back to you, and pretty much all of them are doing their own thing. Unless you're willing to put on the Mother Of All Tantrums, bad things can happen and nobody will notice.
Thought #2 - Really?
From the "Tactical Professor" comes a tale of a man who accidentally shot his wife thinking she was a burglar. The first commentor on the post asks "really?" As in "wouldn't the first thing you'd do on hearing an intruder is wake your wife up?" And if she's not in bed, wouldn't finding her be high on the list of actions? In short, the commentor (and I) wonder how many of these "accidents" really aren't.
