Those statements are so good they just needed to be repeated
In this sort of situation, there is absolutely no doubt that lethal force was easily justifiable. Best case scenario, had the girls done nothing, they faced repeated raping until their assailant tired of them and let them go. Most realistic scenario is that they faced repeated rapings followed by killing them.
Even if it's only four inches long it will still reach to the bottom of the peanut butter jar, and that's as far as it has to go.
I've got a healthy respect bordering on fear of what can happen when the Law in its Majesty sets off in the wrong direction and decides to leave tire tracks on you.Absolutely! I've seen people railroad themselves in court... And I've seen people lots guiltier get off because they listened to their attorney.You may well be right. I've gotten a little oversensitive about people saying that sort of thing. In this case it wouldn't make any difference. "Kidnapped, Raped Schoolgirls Kill Monster. Charges Expected". Yeah. But there have been "good shoots" that turned into felony convictions because of what people said afterwards or the kind of things they said before. "Samson slew the Philistines with the jawbone of an ***. Every day thousands do themselves in with the same weapon."
You don't need to control it for long to insert the knife and cut through. When I've slaughtered animals it never took more than about a second and a half to grab, stick, cut and make the second cut. I'm not a shochet, but it's not that difficult
Definitely, but in a case like this time is of the essence. The time spent communicating and the noise you make can very well cost you your lives.
Honestly, it's not that difficult for the very short time you'd need. You're selling yourself short. It's just for long enough to steady the head against the insertion. If things don't go utterly wahoonie shaped that's all it will take. Extra time spent finding the proper tool, deploying it and then getting back to what you were doing might well make the difference between success and failure. If a person can do this to a camel or cow - and they do - you can certainly do it to a person. The difference in strength between you and a man is nothing compared to the between a strong man and a wimpy camel.
I've been one of those professionals, back when I was a nurse in the ER. And I spent a certain amount of gruesome time researching cut and stab wounds. With all respect, for what you want to be effective you'll have to cut darned near all the way through both biceps. You'll have to not only cut through the abdominal wall but manage to catch something that will cause a quick drop in blood pressure. Unless you skewer the liver, sever the abdominal aorta (which is deep inside) or something similar your chances are not as good. IF you really are stabbing and cutting deep enough to sever the bicep you will almost certainly slow yourself down before you get to the abdomen, possibly getting your knife stuck in the process. And that's assuming that you get the soft parts and don't go high in the dark and confusion and slide the knife across the ribs.
I think I have been training with blades at least as long as you have been doing martial arts. My first martial art was fencing. My first training with knives in particular was about thirty years ago. There was a bit of a hiatus during high school, but I picked up blade arts again in college. I've had excellent instruction in FMA and got my first certification more than twenty years ago. I've slaughtered a fair number of animals, was invited by the late Al Mar to help teach knife work to law enforcement a couple times, had enough chops to teach the blade work class at Sifu Dacascos' school for a while, and neither he nor Sifu Endrizzi would have asked me to if I hadn't been up to scratch. Both of them were well trained and had extensive real life experiences. I've been cut and have cut people. Thank G-d nobody died. My later teachers have all had excellent skills and a regrettable collection of scars. They seem to think I'm not an embarrassment to them. I've made my own knives in the past and can dress a carcass or work a full day in the kitchen.
I thank you for your superior snarky sarcasm. It wasn't a very good attempt and didn't have the desired effect, so I'll let it slide.
Thank you. And likewise. You're not aware of some of what I've been through and how I ended up where I am now. So I'll extend the same courtesy. All I have to go on is your words. Your words and plan certainly gave every indication of not having thought the situation through. An attack with a low chance of success and treating the gun like a magic talisman that will make him sit there and do whatever you want? Combine that with your unfortunate choice of words, and it certainly doesn't sound good.,
Precisely. They did what they had to. They got a nearly perfect outcome. They are alive. He's dead. But if you want to learn something from the lesson it's important to think about it a little. They didn't come up with an ornate, elaborate plan. The did the simplest, most obvious, highest percentage thing they could. It worked. And it was pretty much exactly what everyone here with maybe three exceptions including you favored. You can't simultaneously say "This is better because" and then say "They didn't do that, but because what they did worked you can't find any faults with my analysis." That just isn't honest. And it detracts from your otherwise well-reasoned argument.
