A woman was assaulted and almost raped in front of me on the A train, ~11:20 PM Frida

[JWarren]

My katana was of no worth when I didn't have it with me.

Wait a second....


You evaluate this experience and the FIRST "lesson" you learned had to do with a SWORD????

I'd go back and rethink your "learnings."


Ironically, I DO have a katana. It is an original that I managed to aquire about 10 years ago from a collector.

It is hanging on the wall of my study.


Never once... ever... ever... have I factored it into my home defense/self defense plans ABOVE:

My Glock 19
My 1911A1
My Remington 870
My AR-15
My LR-308
My 10/22


I think you see where I am going with this...


This isn't 18th Century Japan. Think about this one a bit more throughly.


-- John

 

[MachIVshooter]

That is why unless I am involved, I stay out of it. People look for anything to sue over these days. If I see something, I call the authorities. If I see a wreck, I call the authorities. My friend was sued because he helped a man from a car that had caught fire, the man had a back injury, and the doctor told him, there was irreapairable damage done when he was moved, without proper restraint. The car was in flames before the medics arrived. So, my friend literally saved a mans life and was sued because of the irrepairable damage to the guys back.

Good samaritan laws should have covered your friend, unless it could be proved that he acted in a wreckless manner, such as dragging the guy from the burning wreck with a tow strap attached to a vehicle. If he lost that suit, he hired the most incompetent attorney ever to practice law.

 

[Fred Fuller]

OK, I think the modern samurai/ronin/whatever stuff has gone pretty much far enough here.

lpl