The lessons of 9/11 are slowly sinking in

[geekWithA.45]

Prior to 9/11, the public advice on any sort of organized hostile encounter was tantamount to "surrender, don't draw attention to yourself, survive, and let the professionals sort it out".

Things are quite different now:

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/03/07/survive-pirate-attack/

This overall thrust of this article is that the more awareness and understanding of your situation you have, the more informed your selection of various options will be, up to and including armed resistance.

 

[1KPerDay]

So... carry a cardboard M-16 and just let them take whatever they want. Gotcha.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Already discussed elsewhere on the forum.