I betcha she's not a New Democrat, otherwise she'd still be waiting for the government to do something about this. You know like build more public basketball courts, the lack of which we are all told is the root cause of all violence.

Good for her.

No wise cracks about bringing a claw hammer to a gunfight please!
Whoops,can't believe I just did that.

The hit man thought it was "hammer time", but when he had to perform he choked!

Just goes to show, as taught in Army basic, that the best defence against an ambush is a vigorous counter-attack. Well done!

Girls' Night Out?

Hehehee!

Girls' Night Out?

Hehehee!

right on dr d...the best defence is a good offence...i can guarantee no man will ever get the drop on my 3 girls...taught them all basic hand to hand...good luck to any scumbag who thinks they r a soft target..

Rule number 1: Never argue with the female of the species
Rule number 2: Whatever they say about vengence of a divorced woman is true.

He thought he'd be able to hit on her, but in the end she left him breathless!

Good for this Lady. One less scumbag around to do more to others.

I bet her Ex is chocked about now, as well.

That makes two.

I read about this last week and started to laugh - no mention of the 'assasin' at that time. My wife said "What's so funny?" - so I told her the story. She thought it was great that a scumbag was taken out.

Of course, here in Canada if a woman who wasn't big enough to defend herself through sheer force used mace or pepper spray or - God forbid - a stun gun - she would be in more trouble than the scumbag.

I read about this last week and started to laugh - no mention of the 'assasin' at that time. My wife said "What's so funny?" - so I told her the story. She thought it was great that a scumbag was taken out.

Of course, here in Canada if a woman who wasn't big enough to defend herself through sheer force used mace or pepper spray or - God forbid - a stun gun - she would be in more trouble than the scumbag.

Rats. My apologies for the double post.

I've been married a long while to a trauma nurse, who, after several decades of lifting sick and injured bodies of all shapes and sizes, has developed quite a whallop. She's never used it on me, though; all she has to do is give me "the look". A long time ago, while we lived in student housing, an Arab neighbor decided he'd put the "outspoken American woman" in her place. She soon turned that goof into a quivering pile of sorry. I laughed.

While I applaud this woman I worry about the trend towards people cheering violence by women targeted at males. The number of men being hospitalized due to dating violence is going up so fast while the number of women is falling. Same goes for violence in married/living togethers. We're at risk for an all out gender war ...

jw, I wouldn't call this a case of "people cheering violence by women targeted at males".

It's the opposite of encouraging or condoning violence. It's a case of people cheering a woman refusing to be a passive victim and successfully defending herself against a would-be murderer.

Here, here Dave, I agree. There are times when violence is perfectly appropriate and this is certainly one of them.

Another is when the cops took down Kimveer the other day, a perfectly legitimite use of force and violence.

Some people believe that somehow we can completely eliminate violence, we can't, someone will always try to get the upper hand by using it. And as people and a society we need to be ready to counter and neutralize it.

The question is not whether violence in and of itself is bad, it's what is the appropriate use of violence\ force in a civilized world. Uses which make it safer or more dangerous?

People make fun of those old Sicilian "Mustache Pete's", but you could gouge out their eye balls before they would ever talk about or betray the Cosa Nostra, and they knew how to execute (ahem) a proper contract killing. Ah, for the good old days.

Dave: It is a fine line we walk here. The problem I spoke of is every bit as real as a woman choosing not to be a passive victim. As public attitudes take thirty or forty years to change and are already well into the danger zone ...

That women are no longer standing by as passive victims is one of the best pieces of news I've heard in many years. Sadly, the reciprical is not at all changing ... it is getting worse: That is women freely using violence without cause and without punishment ... what is worse with cheers from the public.

We could end up with a very nasty situation on our hands, which is why I spoke up. Use of protective violence and use of abusive violence are tied in a complex web. We want women to stand up and do so boldly: We also want the reciprocal of harsh public condemnation when the violence is inappropriate or abusive; that we are not getting.

Hey, thanks for the link to my post! New to you site...I'll be back!