I usually carry a javeline. After you skewer the first pedestrian the rest move. Anyways...people don't actually walk around here. Soccer moms drive two blocks to visit friends, it's pathetic. The only bad times come on campus when a ton of classes let out at once. What's it like having to deal with massive amounts of pedestrians at once? Ever try a flare gun as a joke? And since the popularity of the ipod has gone up do people even notice you when you scream anymore? Last time I was in NY everyone walked around in a white headphone daze.