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All good stuff, thanks a lot.
First, my karate instructor is a criminal defense lawyer, and we have an understanding.
And I have her cell phone number in my phone.
We work together in our school to teach both self-defense, and legal use of force. :ultracool
So, what I'm expecting is some altercation occurs, I've probably left the scene, and gone a short distance away to where I would feel safe, and called 911 while moving. (If I can't get to a safe place, like a well lit parking lot, in less than a mile I was in real trouble to begin with!).
While waiting for the cops to arrive, (Point of Order here, when I was a kid, I was told the term "cops" is disrespectful. Anyone sensitive to that?) I'm sitting on the ground, easily seen.
From that point on, it's "I was scared for my life, so I tried to stop him, and I'm still pretty shaken. This is what he looks like." and "Yes Sir, no sir, can I speak to my lawyer now?"
If I'm sitting and he tells me to get up, I get up, If I'm up, and he tells me to sit, I sit. I realize I am not expected to read his mind, and I don't get demerit points for not predicting exactly what he wants. If I'm hurt, even bruises, I will probably request a ride to the hospital, to get checked out. (Around here, they can take you to the ER in their cars, I don't know if that's standard). Then they can document any wounds I've received. (And if they want to run blood work for some reason, I'm covered, too. ) Hopefully that will give me some time to cool down, too.
From what I've observed, being a relatively non-trusting person, is that people who feel guilty or threatened often spout a lot of pre-planned defenses involving all kinds of useless details. I don't want to work people who clam up, because they're making my life harder. Somewhere in between says confidence to me.
Also, people who are too eager to please set my alarms off, too. This includes trying to predict what I am going to ask them, and answering before I get the question out, and doing the "sorry, sorry, sorry" thing all the time.
These are the kinds of things I am trying to avoid, and your advice, especially the sit down bit has really helped me to think about how to avoid those mistakes, and have a game plan ready that hopefully helps all involved, except the punk who started all this in the first place. He's on his own.
First, my karate instructor is a criminal defense lawyer, and we have an understanding.
And I have her cell phone number in my phone.We work together in our school to teach both self-defense, and legal use of force. :ultracool
So, what I'm expecting is some altercation occurs, I've probably left the scene, and gone a short distance away to where I would feel safe, and called 911 while moving. (If I can't get to a safe place, like a well lit parking lot, in less than a mile I was in real trouble to begin with!).
While waiting for the cops to arrive, (Point of Order here, when I was a kid, I was told the term "cops" is disrespectful. Anyone sensitive to that?) I'm sitting on the ground, easily seen.
From that point on, it's "I was scared for my life, so I tried to stop him, and I'm still pretty shaken. This is what he looks like." and "Yes Sir, no sir, can I speak to my lawyer now?"
If I'm sitting and he tells me to get up, I get up, If I'm up, and he tells me to sit, I sit. I realize I am not expected to read his mind, and I don't get demerit points for not predicting exactly what he wants. If I'm hurt, even bruises, I will probably request a ride to the hospital, to get checked out. (Around here, they can take you to the ER in their cars, I don't know if that's standard). Then they can document any wounds I've received. (And if they want to run blood work for some reason, I'm covered, too.
) Hopefully that will give me some time to cool down, too.From what I've observed, being a relatively non-trusting person, is that people who feel guilty or threatened often spout a lot of pre-planned defenses involving all kinds of useless details. I don't want to work people who clam up, because they're making my life harder. Somewhere in between says confidence to me.
Also, people who are too eager to please set my alarms off, too. This includes trying to predict what I am going to ask them, and answering before I get the question out, and doing the "sorry, sorry, sorry" thing all the time.
These are the kinds of things I am trying to avoid, and your advice, especially the sit down bit has really helped me to think about how to avoid those mistakes, and have a game plan ready that hopefully helps all involved, except the punk who started all this in the first place. He's on his own.
