#self-defense

[mytortoisegotstuckinatupperware]

this is so true. I'm a relatively fit person and after I was jumped earlier this year my parents suggested I get pepper spray (after getting pepper sprayed myself lmao) and I'm basically like "I walk dogs, it's always windy. The chance I'm able to get out my spray, POINT IT IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION, and get someone with it is as close to zero as it could possibly be."

If you're able to, don't engage, run. If you can't run, scream and fight dirty.

"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]

[ancaporado]

[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.

[coolnessgraphed]

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

[rgbyshipper101]

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

DP Side Hoes Week 2024

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.

[hummingbird-of-light]

June of Doom 2024 Day 18 (@juneofdoom)

18. “I’m fine.”                                        

| Self-defense | Allergies | Headache |

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"Test Subject No. 4, Experiment No. 54: Physical Resistance to Cold."

The human scientist's voice reached Spock's ears, but he barely noticed it.

He didn't know how long he had been kept in this place. He had forgotten how long he had been tortured and experimented on. He only knew that he simply didn't understand.

All his life he had been brought up to think logically. Ever since he was a child, he had been taught to be calm, thoughtful and peaceful.

When the Council of Elders decided that humanity was ready for first contact with the Vulcans, Spock had come to the logical conclusion that the humans were just as peaceful as his fellow Vulcans. Why else would they have wanted to get in touch with them? Why else would they have wanted to form an alliance with them to prepare for the upcoming intergalactic war?

But the Vulcans had been wrong. Spock and the few other men and women who had been involved in the mission to seek out the planet Earth and make contact had all been captured by the humans and taken to a secret base.

They were tortured and subjected to unbearable torments in order to understand who or what they were.

And each experiment got worse. Even though Spock had spent all his life learning to block out all pain through meditation, he found it increasingly difficult as time went on.

'I'm fine.'

Again and again he shouted these words into his mind as his body was subjected to heat, weightlessness, lack of oxygen and other extremes.

'I'm fine.'

He could get through it. And at some point, the humans would definitely understand that he had passed all their tests and was worthy of contact with them.

But the cold was the worst test yet for his bruised and battered body. His home planet, Vulcan, was a very hot planet and even the slightest drop in temperature had an incredible effect on his body.

"Look, the alien's face is contorting!"

"It's reacting to the cold!"

"A first weakness. How utterly fascinating."

Spock heard the voices and for the first time since he had been captured, emotions stirred within him.

It wasn't as if Vulcans felt nothing. They were simply taught to suppress these emotions from an early age. But they were there. Buried deep in the bodies and brains of Vulcans.

Spock had always tried to remain calm and peaceful during his captivity. He had always kept himself under control. But this coldness activated something in him that he could no longer suppress.

Fear, pain, anger ... and the will to defend himself!

Spock gritted his teeth and pulled at the metal shackles that bound him to a table. They broke and at last he was free.

"What the –"

He heard those voices again. The voices of humans who were nothing like Vulcans. The voices of humans who didn't deserve to work with the Vulcans and find peace.

And as Spock made his way through the corridors of the research station, destroying every human who stood in his way, he knew that this planet would never find salvation. They weren't worthy of it. No one would protect it from the impending invasion of intergalactic enemies. Not even the peaceful Vulcans. Humanity had squandered its chance.

[alwaysbewoke]

America is Israel's bitch

[azuremallone]

YOU GO GIRL!

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

[angrybell]

We should.

If you have questions there are many who can answer them. I can try if you’re in California.

[prep4tomoro]

Psychology of a Self-Defense Shooting

As a staunch advocate for the Second Amendment, I support anyone who wants to own and carry a firearm. I believe they must, first, have the mental and emotional capacity to accept that responsibility and, second, have proper and regular training.

When family or friends tell me they're going to buy a gun, the cop in me responds "can you kill another human being and live with the psychological and financial consequences?"; because you will get arrested and sued. The police will arrest you and the family of the dead, or seriously injured, person will sue you.

I follow up that they must get mentally prepared, NOW, to know what they will do when they are confronted with a self-defense encounter. The number two rule in firearm safety is "don't point a firearm at anyone/anything you don't want to kill/destroy" and the number one rule in conceal carry is "don't pull/display your firearm unless you intend to use it". In your mind, right now, you must make the determination that you will kill anyone who puts your life, or loved ones lives, in jeopardy. You must determine that you will live with the consequences BEFORE that situation presents itself.

In a self-defense situation, you have seconds to decide how you will respond and you must respond as if your life depends on it; because it does. You can't "think" about it; it must be instinctual, not intellectual. Instinctual in that you have thought about this and KNOW what you will do in response. The attacker has already had time to think about, and KNOW, they are willing to hurt or kill their victim.

Your other options are to run (if you can) or give the perp(s) whatever they want if that's all they want.

Always be aware of what is going on around you and KNOW, BEFOREHAND, how you will respond to a self-defense encounter.

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