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Originally Posted by Willravel
And to that end it's also about how likely said attacks are in relation to the effort expended on defensive or offensive measures. If there's a very low likelihood of occurrence, but you spend an inordinate amount of time/effort/risk to stave off such dangers, your methods are unreasonable.
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Not talking guns specifically... but unreasonable when the consequences of not being prepared may be horrible injuries or death?
That'd be like passing out a free dayglo orange rape statistics shirt to rape victims at police stations after they give their statement. To them? They are 100%. Fuck the stats... it happened to them.
Ignorance isn't bliss all the time.
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Sapiens mentions a good posture (that far too my citizens lack these days) but perhaps not the best. Knowing your neighbors well helps if they'll call 911 for ya but they might chickenshit out on you in a time of need, having a dog is great if said dog will actually do anything to an intruder (instead of cuddle or enjoy the steak the guy brings).
Crappy analogy: Flashy stuff like martial arts training and firearms are the top of the self-defense pyramid, with the base being situational awareness and not-being-a-dumbass. Everybody likes the top of the food pyramid (junk food) but without the balance the base provides, we'd all be blubber-farmin' couch anchors. Everybody likes to talk super-karate and Glock 17s... but it comes down to having nice deadbolts and leaving the lights and TeeVee on at night when you're out walking the cat. Without the balance the base of the self-defense pyramid survives, we're just paranoid dolts packing heat.
Didn't we learn anything from that Boy Scout motto?
Why do I wear my seatbelt? It'll probably save my life in the minuscule chance that I get into a car wreck today. Why do I have a concealed pistol permit? It'll probably save my life in the minuscule chance I that get into an altercation with an armed crackhead while my girlfriend and I are walking the groceries to the Cromp-wagon.
Be prepared, goddamnit.
Point of this thread smells like:
Discretion is the better part of valor but your life isn't like Nintendo: There is no reset button.