08-02-2002, 01:30 PM
Well, this started with movies, but like any thread, it goes where it wants to.
When I was studying martial arts in college, our instructors told us all kinds of horror stories about people with training defending themselves against muggers, etc. and getting arrested or sued for use of force. Seems lawyers and juries think anyone with martial arts training should be able to fight like Bruce Lee and disarm a guy with a knife without leaving a bruise and dodge bullets.
NYC is one of those places where you have a legal obligation to run away if you can safely do so.
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Back to the original debate: Does it piss anyone else off when the hero doesn't kill the bad guy and then the bad guy gets killed by some miraculous outside force like falling off a cliff?
When I was studying martial arts in college, our instructors told us all kinds of horror stories about people with training defending themselves against muggers, etc. and getting arrested or sued for use of force. Seems lawyers and juries think anyone with martial arts training should be able to fight like Bruce Lee and disarm a guy with a knife without leaving a bruise and dodge bullets.
NYC is one of those places where you have a legal obligation to run away if you can safely do so.
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Back to the original debate: Does it piss anyone else off when the hero doesn't kill the bad guy and then the bad guy gets killed by some miraculous outside force like falling off a cliff?
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