Protect yourself.......simple defensive street moves

[Miles]

Seems to be a trend of shove-it-in-the-eye-and-run. I approve of this tactic.

Ultimately though the umbrella sword is the best option for absolutely every situation: being mugged? Lock your keys in your car? Didn't get enough change back? Someone look at you funny? Someone think of you funny? Trying to impress those curmudgeonly in-laws? Look no further! Umbrella sword. Sword canes are the next best thing.

[dfiant1]

pew pew pew pew....self defense the USA way Even if the threat is not real, it is still self defense

[partis]

Seems to be a trend of shove-it-in-the-eye-and-run. I approve of this tactic.

Ultimately though the umbrella sword is the best option for absolutely every situation: being mugged? Lock your keys in your car? Didn't get enough change back? Someone look at you funny? Someone think of you funny? Trying to impress those curmudgeonly in-laws? Look no further! Umbrella sword. Sword canes are the next best thing.

And it protects you from rain (which never stops)

[VileKyle]

And it protects you from rain (which never stops)

The rain is actually blood. Either way, you're protected.

[matty7]

the scary thing is you can be prosecuted for using keys as a weapon lol ,,, its the least the mugger deserves ,,the police should pat you on the back for marking scumbags as criminals

[Ekwarph]

My favourite weapon :

[jaxc]

pew pew pew pew....self defense the USA way Even if the threat is not real, it is still self defense

HEY! it's our rights to defend our imaginations and paranoia's by any means necessary:biggrin:...
also I would so buy that gun:biggrin:

[Bowyn Aerrow]

I was mugged once, 3 guys walked up from behind, one put the muzzle of a gun to my head and 'asked' me for my wallet, money, etc. I found that in that case compliance was perhaps the best bet.

My mistake, I was dressed nicely and walking through a dark, isolate place by myself at night. I had walked that area lots of times before dressed in jeans and t-shirt and looking like a product of the street, that night I was wearing slacks, dress shirt, nice jacket.... I looked like upper middle class white dude who got himself lost.

Confrontation with a person who is robbing you/mugging you is an all around bad idea.

Understand that most are either very hungry, or withdrawing from their drug of choice. They are already desperate and have reached a point where they are willing to do things which most innocent people are not ready to do.

Most robbers/muggers and others who commit face to face crimes like these spend a bit of time psyching themselves for the confrontation. This usually isn't a crime of passion or a crime of the moment, they sit/stand there watching potential victims and picking one from the herd. In that time they 'talk' themselves into carrying through this crime.

Most are armed, knifes are very popular, but some carry a firearm. Understand when you realize you are being robbed/mugged you are being confronted by a person who is already ready for confrontation and has considered that they will harm/kill the victim if need be. You are most likely thinking about the latest episode of Walking Dead, or having fond thoughts of your SO or something totally unprepared for being in a confrontation.

Self defense teachers stress that in cases of mugging/robbery its usually best to comply calmly to the 'requests' of your mugger/robber. Playing hero leads to injury and death.

Self defense is for when you are physically assaulted. Most muggers ain't looking for confrontation - meaning a fight, they are looking to use shock and the threat of injury to get money and get away.

I believe umbrella swords/cane swords are actually illegal, and if you are stopped by the police and they find out you end up more a criminal as much as a would be mugger....

The fake wallet is the best idea, instead of leaving it empty, leave about ten dollars in dollar notes, and have old/expired credit cards in it, or use those fake credit cards that always arrive in the junk mail. Make the wallet look like its a real wallet, a lot of muggers will open the damn thing while there, if they see empty they know whats up.

And stay out of the bad areas of town unless you are actually dressed/act like a thug yourself... Seriously, skinny white boy was able to walk through the Tenderloin at 2 AM because he wore ripped jeans, stained t-shirts and looked like a crazed meth addict... Crazed meth addict ain't bothered unless other meth addicts think you have product.

[MisterTinkles]

My favourite weapon :

You good on two counts........

Dying from laughter or dying from asphyxiation!!

[MisterTinkles]

You know Mister Tinkles secret weapon............