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Peaceful Dave's avatar

Good to read that you survived the attack though I have no doubt that it left mental/emotional scars. Sad to read of the loss of your furry friend. People who don't have dogs in their family underestimate the impact.

This has been a bad year so far. The passing of my mother, a good friend of mine, my wife's best friend, another of her dear friends (close like a sister) losing her father and husband, our dog and two cats. All this year. If all the death would stop for a while it would be just great.

With regard to self-defense classes, looking back I taught some inappropriate ones. You can only teach what you know and teaching women to fight like the large man that I am really is a poor plan. Some women are man strong, some. Effective self-defense is a complex issue where one size does not fit all and there is no panacea, but "something" is often better than nothing since luck is also always a factor. People will carry a blade when they would not a firearm, but people bleed out slowly enough that they are still a lethal threat after they are walking dead. Nothing is perfect in our imperfect world. A horrible conversation isn't it.

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jen segal's avatar

Yes, but a real one. I remember finding the group Pink Pistols after the slaughter of gays in the nightclub and loved their strength and resolute determination not to be pray.

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