Gothamist: Braunstein May Be in the Midwest

anyway

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 06:19:28 -0500

Well, I'd tell anyone, young women in particular, to take a self-defence class. I'd also say not to try to fight it out with an armed combatant, no matter how extensive your training, and most experts repeat this advice. It is very dangerous to try to disarm a gun wielding assailant, and only slightly less dangerous to take on a knife. Even with training, the unpredictability of dealing with the kind of person who would attack a stranger makes for unforseeable situations. Basically, don't resist an armed thief. Do what you must against an attempted murderer or rapist.

Laren

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:06:54 -0500

Not true. I have taken a class specifically designed to learn how to fend of an attacker armed with a knife or gun. See www.prepareinc.com -- but you have to take the basics class first.

j.j.

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:14:46 -0500

silly Jen continues with her self defense advocacy, get real, once a gun gets pointed at someone...good luck!

MT

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:42:56 -0500

Did anyone read that article in NY Magazine this week about this case? Aside from the lurid description of life inside a publishing company (which was SUCH an exaggeration) I thought his parents came off as kind of wierd and opportunistic. I can see his father suddenly popping up alongside Joe Simpson on Extra and Page 6.