Savvyshamrock
Regular Member
Oh, yes, by all means, summon armed strangers to any situation which makes you vaguely uncomfortable. That sounds like a fantastic idea.
/sarcasm
Shame on you.
Shame on me for protecting myself. Agreed. How dare I! In that case, why do I even need a gun??? I should be perfectly willing to overlook things that I feel are unsafe and possibly suspicious. I should be completely ignorant of people and situations that pose hazards or dangers and calmly and politely submit to being robbed, raped and killed in my own home because I shouldn't call security or police if someone is slinking around my neighborhood looking in windows. I shouldn't defend myself at all or make the areas around me safe for myself and my family.
Oh what was I thinking! Thank you for showing me the error of my ways!
Silly, huh? =)
I know lots of people on this forum think that police and government are the big meanies, and you are more than entitled to have that opinion. I don't have that opinion though. The job of the police is to protect and serve. The security that we (the people in my area) pay for is to protect our community. So heck yeah I'm going to call them when needed. Do I do it when someone is just walking down the street with their dog? No. But if I observe someone that I feel is acting in a way that needs to be checked out, heck yeah I'm calling in help. Do I think that the lady was right to be alarmed? Not really, but that's not where my threshold is. But I in no way feel that I should put my instincts on the backburner because other people don't feel that the people who are paid to protect me should be alerted when things are wrong. No shame in being aware of danger around you and knowing when you should involve others. First thing they teach you in self defense is to weigh the actions of everyone around you and listen when something feels off.