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Starboard Tack

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33. Calling 911 and yelling is a good start.
Sat Jun 30, 2012, 06:51 PM
Jun 2012

I would probably grab a tire iron or similar. Yelling is usually the most effective deterrent in situations like this. In fact, Terry wasn't sure the assailant ever saw the gun. When a mugger/robber picks on a woman, it is an indicator of weakness and cowardice. A man's voice is often sufficient.
Whenever I see an unequal situation like that, I yell very sternly at the bully. They invariably stop. Use age to your advantage. Even "thugs" tend to listen, if not respect, their elders.

Could have done that without a gun, but glad things worked out alright. Hoyt Jun 2012 #1
I don't think so... TPaine7 Jun 2012 #2
The perp probably never saw the gun. Too bad gunner didn't tackle him. Hoyt Jun 2012 #3
You are so funny! You simply imagine a reality that suits your purposes. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #4
And you don't. I'm glad man saved her, but if lady had not been carrying, perp apparently Hoyt Jun 2012 #6
Ahh, your omniscience at work again. PavePusher Jun 2012 #5
Pave, you don't know what could have happened without a gun. Hoyt Jun 2012 #7
Niether do you know what could have happen without a gun, GreenStormCloud Jun 2012 #15
FWIW Trunk Monkey Jun 2012 #22
Rinse with distilled water and dry thouroughly. PavePusher Jun 2012 #25
Personally, if it was me in that situation shadowrider Jun 2012 #23
Sure..in the thread about farting Upton Jun 2012 #10
No, I did not claim a 72 should be in a NH. Read . . . . . . . Hoyt Jun 2012 #11
"Fact is, guns aren't nearly as necessary as you guys like to believe." Upton Jun 2012 #13
That is a fact. You guys find guns as your go to option in the highly unlikely event you encounter Hoyt Jun 2012 #17
True, guns are seldom the solution, but when they are needed nothing else will do. GreenStormCloud Jun 2012 #29
There is constant discrimination... mvccd1000 Jun 2012 #18
Yea but Meiko Jun 2012 #8
"Bad ass?" What do you call strapping on a couple of guns to venture out. Hoyt Jun 2012 #12
What do call someone who suggests a flying tackle... Clames Jun 2012 #14
Safety conscience. ileus Jun 2012 #16
We are talking about your Meiko Jun 2012 #19
I call it "being prepared". N/T GreenStormCloud Jun 2012 #28
I only carry Meiko Jul 2012 #36
Its all those cans of beans that make him a truly "bad" ass. N/T GreenStormCloud Jun 2012 #30
This story is a perfect Meiko Jun 2012 #9
I remember walking past a frat house in Athens and some asshole was tracking me jpak Jun 2012 #20
Posted to the wrong thread? ManiacJoe Jun 2012 #21
Cool story, Bro.... n/t PavePusher Jun 2012 #26
Note it was "Frat" house. Callisto32 Jul 2012 #67
It sure is and Terry did the right thing by coming to her rescue. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #24
Yes, I CAN imagine NOT helping the woman due to being unarmed. GreenStormCloud Jun 2012 #27
So would you just stand there and watch? Is that what you're saying. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #31
Terry had a gun, and in most circumstances so would I. GreenStormCloud Jun 2012 #32
Calling 911 and yelling is a good start. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #33
Yeah, and when it doesn't? Clames Jul 2012 #34
Your naivete amazes me. GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #35
Well, we have polar opposite takes on this. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #42
"A firm voice usually does the trick, and when it doesn't, a little firmer always works." TPaine7 Jul 2012 #46
You figured it out. I live in an alternate reality. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #56
No, I won't try it sometime. Simo 1939_1940 Jul 2012 #59
ST, I understand your position sarisataka Jul 2012 #49
Remember, if it's not firm enough, you might as well be firing blanks. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #57
ROFL sarisataka Jul 2012 #58
You are a single point on a Bell curve. PavePusher Jul 2012 #50
I try not to be either median nor mean. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #55
You have simply been very lucky and have never encountered a criminal when they are violent. GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #60
"Stop! Or I'll yell stop again!!" Simo 1939_1940 Jul 2012 #62
You obviously need a gun because you don't have a clue about yelling. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #65
You obviously don't have a clue about violent crime. N/T GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #66
Actually I do, but feel free to ignore my advice. It is your "right" to be wrong. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #73
Feel free to support your claim that ManiacJoe Jul 2012 #75
Ask the tens of thousands who die every year how much it helped them. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #78
Nice moving of the goal posts. ManiacJoe Jul 2012 #79
No withdrawal. Sorry about the goalposts. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #81
You know about as much about violent crime... Lizzie Poppet Jul 2012 #93
Really? You base that assumption on what? Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #95
This is so funny it's impossible to parody (at least without dimishing its humor). n/t TPaine7 Jul 2012 #68
It does rate up there with "natural fighting skills". N/T GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #70
Thanks! I like to entertain Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #74
You *do* realize the "aboriginal terror shout" doesn't actually exist? At least, I hope you do... friendly_iconoclast Jul 2012 #69
Ummm...the anti-gunners tell us all the time how EASY it is for criminals Common Sense Party Jul 2012 #85
Because I would be using a very firm voice Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #87
Gotcha. So, let me summarize the anti-gunner self-defense school: Common Sense Party Jul 2012 #88
If I were a newcomer, I would think they were mocking the anti- rights position. n/t TPaine7 Jul 2012 #89
I'm still not convinced they aren't. Common Sense Party Jul 2012 #90
Hmmmm... TPaine7 Jul 2012 #91
Now you're being ridiculous Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #92
In about 1981 I did help a woman escape from a guy. Yes, I was armed. GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #39
You did a noble thing. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #43
There are some real badasses who beat women. They may be less common than the cowards you're talking TPaine7 Jul 2012 #47
Of course. Risk assessment always comes first. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #52
One needs only the Weirding Way to control men.... PavePusher Jul 2012 #77
In a situation like that, yelling "boo" probably would have worked. Hoyt Jul 2012 #37
Pointing a gun at him DID work. Success beats "probably would have worked" N/T GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #38
Except, perp ended up with a gun he stole from lady (because she was carrying in car). Hoyt Jul 2012 #40
So yelling "Boo" would have made him drop the gun he had? GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #41
So, no guns helped in this situation, especially her gun. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #44
maybe her gun was unloaded gejohnston Jul 2012 #45
Either way, it added nothing positive to the mix. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #53
But Perry's gun was a strongly posititve contribution to the mix. GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #71
The fewer guns involved, the less likely there will be a homicide. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #72
Yes, the gun in the hand of her rescuer helped. Pretend what you will. n/t TPaine7 Jul 2012 #48
If the bad guy saw it, it might have motivated him to run. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #54
Perry's gun helped. N/T GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #61
Maybe permatex Jul 2012 #51
And if he had, and gotten shot for it, you'd be in here dancing in his blood AtheistCrusader Jul 2012 #63
That's a Home Run hit! N/T GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #64
One time verse ,how many people were killed by assailants last year ? orpupilofnature57 Jul 2012 #76
How could the passerby shoot him while he was holding the woman? What if he hit her instead? pnwmom Jul 2012 #80
The article does not say the robber was holding the woman. ManiacJoe Jul 2012 #82
Sure it does. "Turn her loose" means he was holding her. pnwmom Jul 2012 #83
That is one interpretation. ManiacJoe Jul 2012 #84
Easy. Get closer. GreenStormCloud Jul 2012 #86
Those who oppose this citizen’s action should publicly promise to shout when attacked “Don’t help me jody Jul 2012 #94
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