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johnson0317 wrote:VoiceofReason,

Disparity of force plays a large role in your case. Because of your disability, you can easily claim a disparity of force if attacked. I think any doctor could testify that you could not outrun the situation, and could not safely fisticuff your way out of it.

RJ

I try to avoid situations and areas that might force me to make that decision, but in today’s world that is almost impossible. Reference viewtopic.php?f=83&t=51010" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "knockout king"

Excaliber wrote:Good discussion of a difficult topic.

My suggestion is that you think through where your trigger lines are in the cold light of day long before an incident happens, and be as sure as you can be that your decisions reflect at least as much legal precedent as emotion.

Trying to work all that out while you've got a lot more going on and only seconds to decide has gotten a lot of folks into places they didn't want to be.

I have been thinking about that and can’t seem to come up with anything reasonable.

I can’t run (disability), one punch to the abdomen could kill me (Medtronic implant), so that doesn’t leave me much leeway. Any opinions?

I agree with thinking things through ahead of time. If you have certain things established in your mind, you are less likely to panic and/or do something wrong in a crisis. That goes for self defense, auto accidents, and all other emergency situations. You may surprise yourself how calm you were and how well you handled the crisis.