Vairochana
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On tonight's news (Brisbane) there was a story about a rapist loose in the Nortern suburbs who is preying on women who are cycling/jogging alone.
The usual experts gave their opinions on how these women can increase their safety- the police said yell and make noise, the "self defense" expert gave some Mickey Mouse moves (which would as likely be used on someone asking directions as an attacker as there is no ID of target).
My problem is that here these authority type figures are advocating use of force on an attacker (which would most likely escalate the situation) and yet in Australia self defence is not a "genuine reason' for owning/carrying a firearm.
As has been said before many times- if only 2% of people are carrying the rest of the population are 90% safer.
Women's rights advocates will rant about how it is their right to walk down dark alleys at midnight yet they are among the first to demand that the population are disarmed.
Is it just me or does noe of this make sense?:banghead:
The usual experts gave their opinions on how these women can increase their safety- the police said yell and make noise, the "self defense" expert gave some Mickey Mouse moves (which would as likely be used on someone asking directions as an attacker as there is no ID of target).
My problem is that here these authority type figures are advocating use of force on an attacker (which would most likely escalate the situation) and yet in Australia self defence is not a "genuine reason' for owning/carrying a firearm.
As has been said before many times- if only 2% of people are carrying the rest of the population are 90% safer.
Women's rights advocates will rant about how it is their right to walk down dark alleys at midnight yet they are among the first to demand that the population are disarmed.
Is it just me or does noe of this make sense?:banghead: