California keeps a secret list of criminal cops, but says you can’t have it

Re:California keeps a secret list of criminal cops, but says... by mikekchar on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @05:56PM (#19259172)

I used to study martial arts a fair amount. I have been warned that in many places use of that knowledge to hurt someone can be seen as "escalation" -- in other words escalating a simple fist fight to something involving weapons.

It's tricky and I think many people's idea of what they are and aren't allowed to do in a violent confrontation doesn't match the law where they live. I've had a few close calls in my life. I once had a couple of incredibly drunk guys try to mug me. I think... they were so drunk that they could barely stand up, so I laughed and walked away. Another time someone in Paris tried to pickpocket me. I put his hands back in his own pockets and told him not to touch. I've never seen someone run away so fast... But these kinds of things could have ended in a very different way and I suspect I would have been blamed.

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Re:California keeps a secret list of criminal cops, but says... by munk-a on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @06:10PM (#19259295)

I was brought up similarly and do know how to defend myself in a pinch but... I'd only resort to it if I thought the situation was going to inevitably going to end in violence, which usually only involved intoxication, most people trying to steal something don't want any trouble either - it's only those guys who went out looking for a fight or who are intoxicated to the point of not being able to let things go that I'd consider in that category where I am legitimately fearing for my life and have no alternatives.

It's just like burglars, if you come home and your door is broken and you hear sounds inside then just move a safe distance away and call the cops, there's no need to charge in rambo style.

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