No. Most criminals are cowards. Indicate that you are able and willing to hurt them just as bad or worse, and most jerks will back down.
Most successful self-defense cases say that the bad guy turned tail or surrendered as soon as the would-be victim drew their own weapon.
Parts of Brazil are very dangerous. Gangs control whole neighborhoods for blocks and blocks- rogue point even the police are scarred to go in. Thieves tend to use motor bikes to quickly ride up, snatch the phone, and ride off. Even if you defend yourself you may risk retaliation. People carry spare phones but you must make sure it isn't too old or janky- otherwise the thieves will know and demand your real phone. Even if there's no threat of retaliation or you don't care- remember that you're playing with your life for a phone. Depending on who you are and where you die, police likely won't seriously investigate. Many people won't talk or will have only seen a guy on a bike on a helmet (not very helpful) who then rode off to a favella and disappears. You die, they still get a phone and likely go free. Don't get me wrong. It's a beautiful country and not a bad place. Everywhere has bad areas and crimes. The whole country isn't mad max or anything, but this does happen.
The spare is usually still an "ok" phone. The robbers are aware of "fake phones" and if you give them a super crappy phone they may demand your real phone. Most people don't want to die over a phone.
That's called a suicide vest. Just wear one of those.
Actually now that I think about it, that'd be a really cool way to die. Just walk into a den of mafia or whatever and blow yourself up.
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· 6 years ago
I mean a phone that you can blow up. I don't want to die
Most successful self-defense cases say that the bad guy turned tail or surrendered as soon as the would-be victim drew their own weapon.
So
Someone take me shit, I'm taking them out.
Actually now that I think about it, that'd be a really cool way to die. Just walk into a den of mafia or whatever and blow yourself up.