Would you slit an attacker's throat?
My last encounter that could be called a fight took place about ten years ago. It was a fair fight, so I was losing. At about the point he decided he was going to break my arm, I decided to knife him. One good slash that sent the blood spurting convinced him to change his mind about my arm.
I came to realize that while I had regrets about what I did, I was mostly regretting I had been foolish enough to let the situation escalate without either leaving or doing something overwhelming early on to stop the situation cold. Actually using the knife on him didn't really bother me a bit.
I have the same Spyderco in my pocket as I type this, and have no qualms about using it if justified.
BTW, my antagonist was killed by somebody else less than a year later, in self defense.
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- Would you slit an attacker's throat? -
Rob Leahy,
2014-03-08, 21:07
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- Would you slit an attacker's throat? -
Andrew,
2014-03-08, 23:10
- Would you slit an attacker's throat? - bmize, 2014-03-11, 12:55
- Would you slit an attacker's throat? -
Lee J.,
2014-03-08, 23:52
- yes !! and no hesitation whatsoever !! after all, as a - cable, 2014-03-09, 21:52
- Would you slit an attacker's throat? -
Otony,
2014-03-09, 04:34
- Would you slit an attacker's throat? - Otony, 2014-03-09, 04:35
- Would you slit an attacker's throat? - Slow Hand, 2014-03-09, 09:41
- Don't know, haven't been there yet. -
MR,
2014-03-09, 10:57
- Don't know, haven't been there yet. - Cherokee, 2014-03-09, 11:50
- Older age and 'disparity of force' gives us a lot of leeway - Miles Fortis, 2014-03-09, 13:18
- Would you slit an attacker's throat? -
Jhenry,
2014-03-09, 16:55
- Funny thing..... - Otony, 2014-03-09, 20:46
- Would you slit an attacker's throat? -
bpjon,
2014-03-09, 21:39
- Ron White said it best - Miles Fortis, 2014-03-10, 03:59
- Whatever it took/takes.... 'last resort' so it be's fo' real -
John Meeker,
2014-03-10, 11:19
- And as someone once said about me. - MR, 2014-03-10, 11:24
- Taking of human life is abhorrent to me - Charles, 2014-03-10, 11:30
- Having grown up around Detroit... - Brian A, 2014-03-11, 08:22
- Would you slit an attacker's throat? -
Andrew,
2014-03-08, 23:10