amzbrady, what laws need to change? If I understand them correctly, specifically 9A.16, we already have in place the laws that are needed. We can protect ourselves with a firearm or other weapon if we feel that our lives are in danger or of great bodily harm. Lady against young fit male is already enough to use deadly force if needed because of the disparity of force there.
I do love the whole article though. Lady talking about how she's doing just fine and then goes, "But I still haven't been out of the house." Yah, that's because you are not fine and you can admit that and say that you're working on getting over it.
Also, I'm not buying the she used her might against the young guys and that's the reason that she got away story. If she had done it herself than I would buy it, but I'm honestly thinking that the other man coming to her rescue had a lot more to do with it.
Now before I get flamed, what I'm trying to say is that, as the saying goes, "A man's gotta know his limitations." It's ok to admit that you weren't prepared to fight someone that was half your age and twice as strong. They don't even let professional fighters do that! So it's ok! Just acknowledge the reality of it. Myself, I'm 5'8" 170ish. Not tiny...but there's a lot of people bigger and stronger than me. I just have to acknowledge that and take steps to "equalize" that disparity of force.
Last thing I want to say in this novel is that I find it silly that now she's going to avoid one certain trail, but I'm assuming that all other trails are fair game for her to run? Someone was just talking about this psychological phenomenon the other day. That is, thinking something is more likely to happen because it sticks out in your mind. The Forza Coffee Shop massacre is a prime example of it. And it's the same thing that happened at Crystal Mt. when an avalanche occurred on a certain slope and someone got buried and now that slope has never been reopened. But slopes right by that one have avalanches all the time!