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promethius9594 · 06-26-2004, 06:13 PM

But if you ... ahhh never mind

no, i know what youre getting at and i wasnt going to play that game. police carry a gun visibly for two reasons: to use it, and to make visible threat to reenforce authority. if a enemy believes you to be an equal or greater opponent, they are not as likely to attack... and that has been shown throughout history.

i, on the other hand, have recieved some martial training. if i carried a gun, i would NOT make visual threat with it. the only time i would draw the weapon in force would be with the intention of causing death with as little forewarning as possible... because while force is a major deterant, being underestimated is a MUCH better advantage (only most people don't know how to use it properly). same thing goes for hand to hand combat, i would never use my martial arts training on someone unless i intended to kill them. if it wasnt serious i would walk away, take a few hits and swallow my pride, or fight back without using martial arts. its a precept of combat, though, hold your cards back, and when you strike, strike without warning and with the intention to kill.

so now does my rather contrary answer make a bit more sense?

06-26-2004, 06:13 PM	#33
promethius9594 Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: April 13, 2004 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 676	But if you ... ahhh never mind no, i know what youre getting at and i wasnt going to play that game. police carry a gun visibly for two reasons: to use it, and to make visible threat to reenforce authority. if a enemy believes you to be an equal or greater opponent, they are not as likely to attack... and that has been shown throughout history. i, on the other hand, have recieved some martial training. if i carried a gun, i would NOT make visual threat with it. the only time i would draw the weapon in force would be with the intention of causing death with as little forewarning as possible... because while force is a major deterant, being underestimated is a MUCH better advantage (only most people don't know how to use it properly). same thing goes for hand to hand combat, i would never use my martial arts training on someone unless i intended to kill them. if it wasnt serious i would walk away, take a few hits and swallow my pride, or fight back without using martial arts. its a precept of combat, though, hold your cards back, and when you strike, strike without warning and with the intention to kill. so now does my rather contrary answer make a bit more sense? __________________ mages may seem cool, but if there was a multi player game you wouldnt see my theif/assasin until you were already too dead to cast a spell...