It's often been said, "Violence never solved anything." The simple truth is that when you are slammed up against the wall and the knife is at your throat, when a circle of teenagers is kicking you as you curl into a ball on the sidewalk, or when the man walks into your office building or school with a pair of guns and starts shooting, only violence, or the reasonable threat of violence, is going to save your life. In the extreme moment, only force can stop force.
Rory MillerThe only defense against evil, violent people is good people who are more skilled at violence.
Rory MillerBetter to avoid than run, better to run than de-escalcate, better to de-escalate than fight, better to fight than die.
Rory Miller