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Are you sure? Like I wouldn't condemn you for stabbing a murderer frankly, but let's say you can tackle or distract or knock out the murderer, or just do something that isn't stabbing them but still stops them without hurting you, then only if it is feasible to do so, then surely that's a better outcome? Again, I would 1000% not fault you for acting quickly in a real situation and stabbing a murderer, but since we are in the proverbial armchair we can afford to be a little bit more subtle here.
IMO I think "could be" is more accurate than "would be".
Yes that would be a better outcome but, absolutely a much bigger risk. Im a particularly big/strong guy. I've spent a couple years training 2 martial arts disciplines lately. I also grew up a middle school, high school and college wrestler. I still don't see a way I could be 100% sure I wouldn't be fataly injured by getting involved, unless I had a gun. Ideally nobody dies but its such a crazy huge risk to attack someone with a weapon.
Yeah I feel you. Personally I have almost 0 martial arts training, almost 0 self-defense experience, and an utterly ambivalent will to live. So if I'm at the point where I'm willing to get physical at all, then I've already flown off the handle and my personal safety is just not a factor in the calculation anymore.
Yeah it would depend on the situation. I'd like to think I'd get involved regardless. But, I've never been and hopefully will never be in the situation. Interesting hypothetical though. Definitely not something I run through my head all the time on my commute haha.