stand your ground. yes? no?

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56. I don't disagree ...

If you read my post closely you will find that I said:

However my instructor told the class to only use the tactics he taught when ABSOLUTELY necessary. He told us to try to appraise our attacker. His advise was to just give him our wallets if he appeared rational and sane. He pointed out that while you can always replace your money, credit cards and ID it is not always easy to replace your health and dead is dead. If the attacker appeared high or drunk and irrational and angry then it might be wise to fight as you have little to lose. I forgot much that I learned in that class but I still would follow my instructors advise.

So in 99 out of 100 encounters the best way to survive is to turn over your wallet.

The best tactic anyone can use to avoid a life and death encounter is to practice situational awareness which basically means that you don't walk down dark streets with a cell phone glued to your ear. It also helps if you don't do stupid things like visiting an outdoor ATM in a lonely spot at 2 am or get drunk and try to stagger home in a dangerous area.