#self-defense

[arctic-hands]

"You need to get a gun/carry a knife/buy a Wild Kat/get pepper spray" unfortunately with my bipolar, disabled, frail, and asthmatic ass, we even if i could get ahold of a weapon, any weapon I pull out against an attacker will probably just end up being used against me in a fight. Which, honestly, is something EVERYONE now arming themselves needs to consider

[disease]

Victorian-era photo album offers a gentleman's guide to self-defense maneuvers. [1895]

[fitsofgloom]

Self-Defense Turns To The Offense!

[alwaysbewoke]

[argentumcor]

Some of the worst discourse I see is "Women shouldn't learn unarmed self-defense because it probably won't work".

Now, ladies, unarmed self-defense will not go like the movies. Arm yourself with a gun. Not those little derringers, a nice M&P Shield or something proper. A gun will do a lot more good than your fists or knees.

But what is a woman to do then if something happens and she is not armed, huh? There are places and situations where carrying a gun is not possible. Is she supposed to curl up into a ball and hope the bad man leaves like she's an opossum? Give him her body, her child, let him hurt her, because if she even tries to mount a defense, she'll fail?

Do not laugh at women who decide to take self-defense seriously. The skills can be helpful- testicles are not held on by much, 'grab a pair and tear' is a common phrase at my Krav gym- but the mindset is even more useful.

No woman should go about life thinking she is a just a victim in waiting. You can do more than just play possum to a human predator. At the least, you can go down fighting. You are not prey, a piece of meat, a thing to be used, but a person with as much a right to self-defense as any man.

(Which is a mentality that should encourage a woman to arm herself.)

[thererisesaredstar]

Resist the US and support Korea to defend their home and guard their motherland! (1951)

[ancaporado]

[coolnessgraphed]

[sasori100]

The war in Gaza:

People don't understand (Or don't want to understand) why Israel needs to keep fighting in Gaza. They don't get how it's still a self-defense.

The reason: Israel fought many times against Hamas through the years, but every time they had the chance, they didn't finish them. Children in Gaza are raised to hate Jews, and they learn that they need to kill Jews. Most of the people in Gaza supported Hamas, and now if they don't support them, it's not because they realized their way of life is wrong. It's because they suffer now. After Hamas will gone they'll still live with hatred and raise their own children for the same thing.

Israel won't kill because of that all the people of Gaza. ( They are even still telling the people of Gaza to ran away from the places they'll bomb. Even after everything the people of Gaza did to them, including participate with Hamas at the 7th October- actually, this is how the people of Gaza are taking pictures of the bombing. They know where the bombs will fall)

Instead of that, at least they'll stop Hamas, and won't let them become strong again.

If they won't do that, the 7th October WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. How they know? Not so hard. The Arabs are saying this a lot- They don't want the Jews in Israel.

In actions, Jews can see what they mean. Every year Arabs are killing Jews inside of Israel, so how dangerous could it be if an army as Hamas will still stay strong? This is a group of Monsters, that not just speaking about killing Jews. Every each one of them DREAMING more than the ordinary Arab in Gaza to kill Jews, and they are doing a lot to make this "Dream" come true.

This is very dangerous!

A country needs to defend the people inside of her.

Israel needs to prevent this from happening again.

This is why it's still a self-defense.

And not just that...

Am I need to remind u that the hostages are still there?😔

[originalleftist]

Hot Take:

Amber Heard did absolutely nothing wrong by hitting Johnny Depp, and you would think that a country know for its frankly weird fetish for self-defence, vigilantism, and "standing your ground" (to the point that we're willing to accept guns as the leading cause of death for kids under 18) would understand this.

But, you know, patriarchy. And worship of superior wealth/fame/power as proof of superior merit/moral character.

[bighermie]

You know, sometimes it’s better to let people think that you have shit for brains instead of opening your mouth and removing all doubt.

[sempergrumpy-1]

[alwaysbewoke]

America is Israel's bitch

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

[rgbyshipper101]

I got one more in me! Little thing I wrote in an hour.

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Dani Phantom

Self-Defense

Warning: angst and mentions of character death

Danielle stared at the moon over the hill she stood on. A gentle breeze blew through her ragged clothes, offering some relief from the humidity. June was quite warm and it being nighttime didn’t stop that. The rickety sign of Amity Park’s graveyard creaked ominously as it was disturbed, the only sound made since she touched the grass in front of the tree she was facing.

Dani had regrets in her short life. Like the fact that she had to steal food so she could eat. She was too young for a job. Not that she’d want one, anyway. She hated how she had to manipulate people’s kindness in a way so it’d benefited her. It reminded her of how she was when living with Vlad.

Dani grimaced. The name of that man left a bitter taste in her mouth.

There was a time she used to regret not being a better daughter. Not finishing duties on time or failing her training got on his nerves and upset her greatly. The day she got to say she progressed to that point took a while to come to fruition as a result.

But her biggest regret was that she had to help kill her brothers.

Yes, kill. She knew what she was doing. Danny didn’t realize until their showdown in Vlad’s cabin. Her brothers willingly attacked them on “Master’s” orders, but they were mindless. They didn’t understand.

Not like her. Dani never forgot their final expressions as they melted. She helped Danny with her muscular brother and invisibly watched as he took down her skeletal brother. Her tiny brother was so horrified as he melted. And he just got turned into an actual copy of Danny, too…

And her little brother. The one not even out of his chamber had to be forcefully smacked into reality and immediately died as a result.

Danny assured her that that was not her fault, that it was his, but it still happened. Even if that death was caused by self-defense, it doesn't feel that way.

The tree’s branches swayed lightly as another breeze hit it. The bark was peeling lightly and a piece fell on the ground in the middle four mounds. Dani bent down and gently wiped the bark away, smoothing the dirt in the process.

Dani had taken part of each of their remains and buried them here. They all have a little grave that their sister and cousin can come and remember them by. Maybe their souls will rest easier.

Dani clenched her fists as she stood up, eyes hardening. There was one thing she never regretted, though. Attacking and leaving her creator.

Not father. Creator.

He never wanted her. He never wanted any of them. They weren’t perfect. Maybe her little brother would’ve been, but she still would love him just as much as she does her other brothers.

Even if she never showed it. There was no animosity or anything with the siblings, just neutrality. They were all there just to serve a purpose. Her one actual job which made her despise working. The only kind thing she has done for the boys was make their graves. Too late for anything else.

She’s more like Vlad than she thought. And she hates it.

So when she was able to attack him at the Rockies and in his lab in Amity, she let loose and gave him everything she had.

He attacked her first, after all. It was right.

After that, she has tried to better herself to not be like him anymore. To own up to her regrets even if she has no choice in some of them. She’ll never go after anyone else unless they do first.

Dani gave one last remorseful expression at the graves before taking off, disturbing the grass again.

Tears blew behind her as she flew. Danny was wrong. She had a choice to stop what happened, to not fight, to hurt Danny and all of them. Danny didn’t. Danny had to defend himself, including from her. He’s just too nice to keep mentioning it.

Maybe one day she can make it up to them. But for now, flowers will do.

[azuremallone]

YOU GO GIRL!

That's how you take care of Rule 1 DNFWx violations!