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Old 06-03-2016, 02:28 PM   #8
Janet Rosen
 
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Re: Fight, run? Some Abstract Musings

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Steven Wright wrote: View Post
There is also a social issue here. If someone grabs you, how do you know whether they are going to escalate and try to strike you or just push you around a bit?
You can't strike them because you will be escalating the situation. You need something that will keep you safe without fighting.
Hmmmm. I daresay I'm not the only woman who has a very different reaction to a grab than "he might just push me around a bit." I will always have to assume a grab is the first step in an attack meant to subdue and/or move me under duress, and that anything I do without a weapon that neutralizes the person and provides me with safety is indeed appropriate, yes, even strike.

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