Maybe the next time someone has dreams of being a cross between Batman and Chuck Norris we can direct them here. Fighting isn't always the best option and assessment of any situation is incredibly necessary when dealing with self defense or defense of others.
Last night I was awoken at 4:00 am by shouts followed a girl banging on my door. Donning my hawkeye Pierce red cousehoat I went to see what the emergency was. As I cracked the door I saw a girl sitting in the hallway of my apartment building with a 4 inch gash running across her arm only an inch or two from the radial artery. The uninjured girl said "help me get her inside and away from him." Him being the male who was pacing back and forth two metres away.
Before I tell you the end of this altercation let's walk through my analysis of the scene:
1. The gash on the girl's arm was too clean to have been caused by anything other than a knife or other edged weapon. The presence of an edged weapon is probable.
2. There are three people in front of me one of whom is certainly a combatant by his behaviour, one is injured, and one whose role is unknown.
3. I am unable to see past a small section of hallway so other possible combatants may be present and unaccounted for.
4. I question the strength of the deadbolt on the door even with the additional chain lock.
5. The male is no longer assaulting the injured female and her gash is no longer bleeding.
6. I am in a bath robe and alone in my apartment while my roommate is gone to Cuba.
7. I do not know if the police have been called.
8. My gut tells me this is a domestic altercation and intervening in those can backfire from multiple angles.
9. All of my impact weapons were at a training locale.
Now those factors combined should say one thing. Even with years of training and practical experience this is not a situation I should thrust myself into at that moment.
So what did I do with my years of training and practical experience you ask?
1. As always, whenever possible, I called for police and ambulance.
2. I threw on a shirt and jeans (which always has my spyderco in the pocket) so I could respond if the situation escalated.
3. I monitored the situation through the peep-hole in the door watching for possible escalation and so I could give an accurate report.
In the end the male ran off about a minute before several officers arrived. The female got carted away by ambulance for some stitches.
In the end I made the right call by understanding the factors involved and everyone got to live another day. The one thing I would change is that I should have put clothing on first.
Last night I was awoken at 4:00 am by shouts followed a girl banging on my door. Donning my hawkeye Pierce red cousehoat I went to see what the emergency was. As I cracked the door I saw a girl sitting in the hallway of my apartment building with a 4 inch gash running across her arm only an inch or two from the radial artery. The uninjured girl said "help me get her inside and away from him." Him being the male who was pacing back and forth two metres away.
Before I tell you the end of this altercation let's walk through my analysis of the scene:
1. The gash on the girl's arm was too clean to have been caused by anything other than a knife or other edged weapon. The presence of an edged weapon is probable.
2. There are three people in front of me one of whom is certainly a combatant by his behaviour, one is injured, and one whose role is unknown.
3. I am unable to see past a small section of hallway so other possible combatants may be present and unaccounted for.
4. I question the strength of the deadbolt on the door even with the additional chain lock.
5. The male is no longer assaulting the injured female and her gash is no longer bleeding.
6. I am in a bath robe and alone in my apartment while my roommate is gone to Cuba.
7. I do not know if the police have been called.
8. My gut tells me this is a domestic altercation and intervening in those can backfire from multiple angles.
9. All of my impact weapons were at a training locale.
Now those factors combined should say one thing. Even with years of training and practical experience this is not a situation I should thrust myself into at that moment.
So what did I do with my years of training and practical experience you ask?
1. As always, whenever possible, I called for police and ambulance.
2. I threw on a shirt and jeans (which always has my spyderco in the pocket) so I could respond if the situation escalated.
3. I monitored the situation through the peep-hole in the door watching for possible escalation and so I could give an accurate report.
In the end the male ran off about a minute before several officers arrived. The female got carted away by ambulance for some stitches.
In the end I made the right call by understanding the factors involved and everyone got to live another day. The one thing I would change is that I should have put clothing on first.
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