I really commend that type of behavior (I really respect someone that has the good heart to do such a thing) not because I think it's the right thing to do (though it is), but because my reaction would have been to immediately go into a "maim the fucker up" mode. I've lived in some extremely bad parts of town where you either make a stand or get robbed and injured everyday. My instant reaction is to put my life in ri…
>My instant reaction is to put my life in risk to injure the assailant, which is wrong because you never know how that person ended up doing what he/she is doing. It doesn't matter. They probably have a very hard life, and that's sad, but ultimately it doesn't matter. It is completely moral to defend yourself against an assailant, and if that involves injuring them (or even killing, if necessary), then so be it. This…
It's not that I'm going to stop protecting myself, but that next time I want to make sure it's not some scrawny kid that wasn't really even thinking of hurting me who really just needs 5 bucks to get a meal today.