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Originally Posted by powerclown
To be honest, and knowing your pacifistic nature and worship of Gandhi, you don't sound too convincing.
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That's probably because I was being sarcastic. Or do you actually think that these people would surface after a few days in a Mexican prison?
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Originally Posted by powerclown
You're no James Bond or Charles Bronson, and these aren't Dr. No's fold-away thugs, so leave these things to the professionals: let the cops handle this one.
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You're right, I'm not James Bond or Charles Brosnan. I don't use a gun, and I have many years of fight training. I doubt Charles ever took Krav Maga. Still, I'd only use them if attacked, and I'd only stop them. I'd never attack, and I wouldn't really hurt them unless it was necessary.
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Originally Posted by powerclown
Go ahead and bring them a few happy meals to tide them over if you must, but I would stop with the "strong eye contact" and "friendly looks". That kind of provocation with the criminal element will get you a one-way ticket to the nearest intensive care unit, best case scenario.
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That's just the thing, though. It's not provocation. It's simple, respectful, non-verbal communication for "clear out". If all it's going to take is a look, then the only real way to avoid confrontation is to sit in my office hoping the PD can actually do something besides asking them to disperse.