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As some of you may have read my post about, I was at a gas station at 330 in the morning and I saw a guy I believe was probably a crack head screaming at a clerk for not selling him booze since he had no ID. He was irate, not noticeably afraid of my gun on my hip, and he had a stance like he wanted to beat this lady down.
Having a gun on my hip which I didn't want to have to graple over, and having an injured leg, I figured if he started a fist fight and wouldn't stop after I drew down on him, I'd just have to shoot him. Besides, someone who abuses illegal substances probably would be willing to carry weapons. Fortunately he seemed to calm down after his shemale girl friend went to get "her" ID, and nothing besides him being loud, obnoxious and jaw twitchy happened.
I've heard it said that people on crack can have a lot of strength, they have no sense of what is in their best interests, and they are very cranky. What I would like to know, especially from those of you with first hand experience in dealing with people on crack, is how dangerous are they? If you punch a crack head in the face real hard, will it lay them out, or will they be too high to care?
I hope I never get put into a position where I actually have to fight a crackhead, but in case it happens, I'd like a plan for when I need to escalate to different levels of force.
As some of you may have read my post about, I was at a gas station at 330 in the morning and I saw a guy I believe was probably a crack head screaming at a clerk for not selling him booze since he had no ID. He was irate, not noticeably afraid of my gun on my hip, and he had a stance like he wanted to beat this lady down.
Having a gun on my hip which I didn't want to have to graple over, and having an injured leg, I figured if he started a fist fight and wouldn't stop after I drew down on him, I'd just have to shoot him. Besides, someone who abuses illegal substances probably would be willing to carry weapons. Fortunately he seemed to calm down after his shemale girl friend went to get "her" ID, and nothing besides him being loud, obnoxious and jaw twitchy happened.
I've heard it said that people on crack can have a lot of strength, they have no sense of what is in their best interests, and they are very cranky. What I would like to know, especially from those of you with first hand experience in dealing with people on crack, is how dangerous are they? If you punch a crack head in the face real hard, will it lay them out, or will they be too high to care?
I hope I never get put into a position where I actually have to fight a crackhead, but in case it happens, I'd like a plan for when I need to escalate to different levels of force.