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Posted December 20, 2012
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Licurg: 1. I take out my knife ,stab him from behind, then ask the owner for a reward.
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Nroug7: Quest completed, You earnt 200 experience and 500 gold.
*earned


And why just 200 exp? :/
Posted December 20, 2012
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Tarm: Your sacrificial knife?
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Nroug7: Well, It is Licurg :P
Yeah that was a stupid question. :)
Posted December 20, 2012
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Nroug7: Quest completed, You earnt 200 experience and 500 gold.
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Licurg: *earned


And why just 200 exp? :/
Thanks for the correction, it's still morning here lol

Well you see the thing is... If you have of killed him from above you would of got 10x Exp
Posted December 20, 2012
1) Lecture him and get stabbed.

2) Lecture them and get mugged.

3) Lecture them and get shot.
Posted December 20, 2012
It's not about you winning, its about the other guy losing.
Post edited December 20, 2012 by SimonG
Posted December 20, 2012
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Telika: 1) Lecture him and get stabbed.

2) Lecture them and get mugged.

3) Lecture them and get shot.
+1
Posted December 20, 2012
I guess Telika and myself are the only passifist here.

How sad.
Posted December 20, 2012
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tinyE: I guess Telika and myself are the only passifist here.

How sad.
Don't be said. Just because you're an evolutionary dead end doesn't mean I don't like you. :)
Posted December 20, 2012
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tinyE: I guess Telika and myself are the only passifist here.

How sad.
Pacifism is great when it's needed, but at times you need to step up. If you lose your life and then someone else loses their life on top of it, your intervention is pointless.

If you are going to get face to face with them, Lecture them after you've disarmed them and made them far less of a threat.


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tinyE: I guess Telika and myself are the only passifist here.

How sad.
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Tarm: Don't be said. Just because you're an evolutionary dead end doesn't mean I don't like you. :)
LOL
And you just made my day.
Post edited December 20, 2012 by Nroug7
Posted December 20, 2012
Scenario 1I actually happened to me. I went out with some friends, stayed out late and then drove home. On the way I decided to stop at a convenience store for some Gatorade. I walked in the door and there was this kid (about 17 I guess) with a snub nosed revolver pointed at the cashier. He turned the gun on me and I offered him my wallet. When he took his eyes off me to grab the wallet I grabbed the gun, yanked it from his hand and hit him with it. The cashier came around with a wooden stick, like a broom handle ore wooden dowel, and started beating the kid with it. I put the gun on the counter, picked up my wallet, said something to the cashier (I have no memory of what I actually said) and walked out. I drove home and once safe in the driveway I sat in my truck shaking and crying uncontrollably for about 20 minutes.

I also had a similar experience to scenario 2. I had gone out with some friends and as we were leaving the bar we saw a guy getting harrassed by 3 other guys. I'm not sure who thought of it first but we all started walking that way to help break up the situation. Just then a truck pulled up and a few more guys jumped out of the back and they all started attacking the one guy. We broke into a run. I punched one guy in the back of the head and pulled another off the victim. I saw one of my friends kick another guy in the stomach. At that point all the assailants jumped in the truck and sped away. The guy got up and thanked us profusely. I told him something along the lines of "I don't know who you are, I don't care to know but get off the streets ASAP"

As for scenario 3, it would depend on the situation and the area. If I could get in close to the mugger unseen or if it is happening on the other side of a busy street, my response would be different. I have only called 911 once, so I'm not against reaching out for help. However sometimes I don't have the 15-20 minutes to wait for the police to show up.
Posted December 20, 2012
Fun fact! "Fight or flight" is a bit of a misnomer. There's also another physical response: Freeze.
Posted December 20, 2012
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dmetras: Fun fact! "Fight or flight" is a bit of a misnomer. There's also another physical response: Freeze.
Freeze is the poorest reaction though, in a dangerous situation you don't have the time to freeze.
Posted December 20, 2012
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dmetras: Fun fact! "Fight or flight" is a bit of a misnomer. There's also another physical response: Freeze.
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Nroug7: Freeze is the poorest reaction though, in a dangerous situation you don't have the time to freeze.
I wasn't implying that a person would -want- to freeze! When adrenaline kicks in, you may not have a choice. That's why "fight or flight" is a misnomer.
Posted December 20, 2012
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tinyE: I guess Telika and myself are the only passifist here.

How sad.
The thing is, it's only a thought exercise. Unless it actually happens, we don't know for certaint how we'd each react. For all you know, you might charge in and help the assailed person - proclaimed pacifism or not. And even in my self-armed examples, I might be frozen in fear. Many years ago, in a couple situations not quite as dire as those described, I've charged in to help. But who's to say that would happen next time? Maybe my older and wiser(?) self would have the preservation synapse kick in and send me running away.

I hope we never have to find out, but that's really the only way to know.
Posted December 20, 2012
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Nroug7: Hypothetical Situation 1: You are doing a pick up run for some bread and it's near midnight, so you decide to visit your local service station, while you are there, a robber wearing a hood walks up and holds a knife to the person tending the cashier, demanding the cash, how do you react?
Fortunately WalMart is 24 Hours and a whole lot safer - I go there.
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Nroug7: Hypothetical Situation 2: You've spent the night clubbing and have decided that your house was close enough to walk back, on the way back you encounter a group of 3-4 people, at first, they simply ask you for directions, but they quickly reveal their true intentions and you soon find yourself in a dangerous situation, how do you react?
Fortunately I do not go clubbing - I am safe at home playing games, watching a movie, or sleeping.
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Nroug7: Hypothetical Situation 3: Instead of running into a group of aggressors on the way to your house, you instead see a man getting mugged in an alleyway, the mugger is using a weapon (Gun) To force the victim to pay up, how do you react?
Fortunately I do not go clubbing - I am safe at home playing games, watching a movie, or sleeping.

So I guess its more about where you go and what you do than how you react. Stay Safe.
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