Defending one's self

[DVTK00p]

Boomer!

Though this sounds like an interesting approach. Doing something totally unexpected that will gross them out so bad they won't want to touch you.

I guess soiling oneself wouldn't have the same effect... Unless you do indeed start flinging it at them, but then you'd have nasty poo all over your hands. Martial arts training of any variety would be nice, but in the end run unless yer Bruce Lee, yer gonna get yer arse kicked. So assuming that you won't be getting out of that fine mess without a scratch (probably won't) just say something snide, square your shoulders and take a shot to the face. Then start laughing meniacally.. even if he keeps on hitting you keep on laughing.. The sputter and spray blood over the entire crowd screaming how you've been using intraveinous drugs and sell yourself at truckstops for the next crack hit. That'll clear the street quick times.

 

[technoted]

Well my wallet has a heavy chain that could do some damage with a good hit, and fuck the consequences key the fuckers as well.

 

[MattRooney06]

scream and launch myself at the first guys face.....

while screaming like an animal id scratch at his eyes, pull his hair bite him...generally be a mad act

hopefully this would put others off

 

[Hurray Forums]

I'd throw a puppy at them and while they're distracted/stupefied make my escape on the nearest bulldozer.

 

[Peteron]

I would destroy them. I ain't lettin' myself run away from a fight. May as well get beat up, as long as they are fighting fairly. If not, run, then ambush. Thats always fun

 

[Nouw]

Take my glasses off and fist it out! Or say "Is that Edward?" and there goes the crowd.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

I can rip out a man's eyes given the chance.

hrmf

 

[Eren Murtaugh]

I'd use my self taught Muai Thai to hopefully fuck one or two of 'em up enough to get the rest to leave me alone.

 

[Slangeveld]

A gang of people attacking me with knuckle things?

Looks like I pissed off the wrong kind of crowd. Talking probably won't help. Bribary wouldn't work either since they're probably just gonna continue extorting me...

I can probably REALLY hurt one or two of them, if one of the comes at me first (Which usually happens, the leader, or the one who has the problem with you smacktalks you because he has friends backing him up) but after that they'll just hit me harder so that ain't too great of an option... -.-

Somehow fleeing into the crowd ain't an option either? Against as much as 5 or more I'm not going to pull out a weapon. I ain't going to kill them, so it will just backfire and they'll stab me with my own dagger. #.#

In a nutshell: There's no way to defend myself, you already blocked every option there is by letting them be so many and with a forcefield-encased crowd that somehow doesn't let me escape. If the crowd is in fact humans, and not indeed a forcefield as you make it sound, I would cry fire and murder and hope the crowd responds somehow. xD

Note: What are their sentiments? :O Are they out for my life?

 

[probunk]

Presumably, I'd draw my concealed weapon and order my assailants to stop. If they do not, I would fire upon them with intent to kill.

 

[emeraldrafael]

After seeing the thread about what is and isn't legal as self defense, I was inspired.

So, Escapist; you're in a crowded street and you are approached by a gang of people. These people attack you. How do you defend yourself?

Rules:
You can only use what is readily available in a crowded street.
You have no-one else to fight for you, and you can't run away due to the crowds.

Myself? If the guy's aren't too big, I'd use my 8 years of karate to go after one, and hope that the shock of seeing a really skinny guy snap someone's arm does the rest.

If they're a lot bigger than me, I'd consign myself to having the hell kicked out of me, but I'd try to do some damage first. The karabiner on my keys makes for a handy knuckle duster.

:EDIT:
You don't necessarily have to overpower and defeat the entire group (gang is a bit much, say 4 or 5 guys), you just have to try to make enough an impact to slow them down so that the crowd can break it up.

I dont know where you live, you must live in some hard core area. Usually a gang hit is about 4-5 guys, and thats usually alot.

Anyway, I've been in and out of fights. I'll fight by wearing them out. I'm a skinny kid, but i'm scrappy. I fight using redirection (ex they throw a punch, i use my hand to make it redirect to the ground). Plus, i have my phone in my pocket, so i throw that or keep it in my fist for a punch and collapse a windpipe. Then i usually have a pen on me, or a pencil or at the very least my keys. so thats a stab wound to the temple or neck. finally, on any given instance, i have three washer rings (little rings you use... pretty much anywhere, to releve stress and friction on machinery that rubs together), that are razor sharpened edges for tossing. So i'll toss the three and hope to cut something vital or throw two, keep one in my fist and use it as an edged blade when i punch.

and thats how i would do it, all perfectly reasonable and plausible. Hell, the last three times someone tried to fight me, they needed to bring two people with them. at least two. So two on one or one on one, after i just rendered three companions most likely unconscious and possibly two if not three of them close to death, they're going to be doubtful and not as likely to go at it with the same intesity. To which i crush both, the washer still in my hand. If they're lucky, i dont open their throats while they onthe ground, wanting to jump me.

 

[Blindswordmaster]

Who ordered the round of knees to the groin?
Sorry, but unlike a surprising number of people here, The closest I've come to fight training is Lord of the Rings DvD extras, few scattered episodes of Human Weapon, and the Karate Kid

Great question, now I'm trained in hand to hand combat and I'm also bat-shit crazy, so I'll brutally attack one of them and then savagely bite another. Once you start biting people, they tend to run.

Foaming at the mouth making gargling noises, and crazy eyes would also help out.

And, of course, quote Knightmare from the Soul Calibur games.

 

[i don't know]

I'd kick one between the legs and then crawl under the crowd as fast as I could.

 

[Gralian]

I used to do Judo as a nipper, some of which i still remember so i'd probably have a go at employing the use of that - otherwise, a street item within reach? To be honest, a rubbish bin would be great for throwing as a distraction. I was in a fight once and threw a nearby trash can on my opponent (who was bigger and older than me by the way, i was about 15 at the time) which made him stumble over enough for me to get in there and do some damage.
[sup]I got such a bollocking from the Head of Year for that. And i felt so sorry for the poor soul who had to pick all the rubbish off the schoolyard floor when it was over.[/sup]

Failing that... I dunno, grab someone's shopping and swing it. There's no real way to defend yourself against such a numerical advantage without the aid of a weapon, unless you're skilled in CQC.

 

[Hashime]

Considering I always have a knife in my pocket or on my belt, and that I keep a U-Lock in my backpack sometimes, I would say that I am still screwed because 8v1 is pretty much impossible.