OTOH, the "crimes" one could get charged with for following his advice are misdemeanors...and you can (via your lawyer) state why you were in reasonable fear of imminent bodily harm and you did what you did.
I have never fanned out on someone while walking with my friends or done any of the other things that criminals do during their "interview" or assessment phase in victim selection. Has anyone here ever acted in the manner armed robbers do just prior to a hold up to total strangers? Might be worth the long-shot misdemeanor charge (with a solid defense as to why)...something to think about at least.
I think the average law abiding citizen is more likely to hesitate until it is too late after they have seen enough indication they are about to be victimized and have that gut feeling something bad is about to go down. My read on his advice is it is trying to counteract that, the moment you realize you are about to be victimized ACT!
I think the much more trained and experienced members are envisioning more innocent circumstances than he meant. I think the situations he is envisioning are obvious enough that anyone here would act similarly, there is enough evidence they are bad guys about to do bad things, so act. Don't hesitate or wait for the rock solid, absolute, no doubt proof positive, ironclad evidence, because once their gun is in your face you are way behind the power curve.
That's my take on it anyway.
I have never fanned out on someone while walking with my friends or done any of the other things that criminals do during their "interview" or assessment phase in victim selection. Has anyone here ever acted in the manner armed robbers do just prior to a hold up to total strangers? Might be worth the long-shot misdemeanor charge (with a solid defense as to why)...something to think about at least.
I think the average law abiding citizen is more likely to hesitate until it is too late after they have seen enough indication they are about to be victimized and have that gut feeling something bad is about to go down. My read on his advice is it is trying to counteract that, the moment you realize you are about to be victimized ACT!
I think the much more trained and experienced members are envisioning more innocent circumstances than he meant. I think the situations he is envisioning are obvious enough that anyone here would act similarly, there is enough evidence they are bad guys about to do bad things, so act. Don't hesitate or wait for the rock solid, absolute, no doubt proof positive, ironclad evidence, because once their gun is in your face you are way behind the power curve.
That's my take on it anyway.