Originally Posted by
JoeyBike
So, I would say in my town, females should get trained and licensed to carry firearms. They should be required to carry one. Or never leave the house, and have a gun on hand anyway.
Holy crap, your town
sucks! It saddens me that there are places like this anywhere, more so in my own country.
They intend to beat me up no matter what, so I don't have anything to lose by fighting them.
How can you be so sure as to your assailant's motives? Last summer, there was a pack of young men on bikes who mugged several people along a popular stretch of MUP in about an hour. They cruised along the trail and picked out only single males, and jumped their targets from behind. They were caught pretty quickly, and the only victim to end up in the hospital was also the only one who fought back, as his mugging turned into a beat-down. The others just suffered the initial attack with minor injuries and handed over their valuables without further fighting.
If it's apparent that an assailant is just after my bike or my wallet, then I'll hand it over. I'm not gonna get shot or stabbed over a bicycle. Even if I lived through a potentially lethal attack, my bike costs less than my health insurance deductible.