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> 
> Compare the figures for "no protection (ie no resistance)" with "defend
> with a gun:"
> 
> U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics; numbers collected between
> 1979-85:
> 
> Attack, Injury, and Crime Completion Rates in Robbery and Assault.
> (Method Used means type of defense)
> 
>       Robbery
> Method used:      %completed  %attacked   %injured
> 
> Gun                     30.9     25.2     17.4
> Knife                   35.2     55.6     40.3
> Other weapon            28.9     41.5     22.0
> Physical force          50.1     75.6     50.8
> Threaten/reason         53.7     48.1     30.7
> Nonviolent resistance   50.8     54.7     34.9
> Any self protection     52.1     60.8     38.2
> No self protection      88.5     41.5     24.7
> 
>       Assault
> Method used:      %attacked       %injured
> 
> Gun                     23.2     12.1
> Knife                   46.4     29.5
> Other weapon            41.4     25.1
> Physical force          82.8     52.1
> Threaten/reason         40.0     24.7
> Nonviolent resistance   40.0     25.5
> Any self protection     49.5     30.7
> No self protection      39.9     27.3
> 


Old statistics just doesn't cut any more. In Vancouver there
were 25 Robberies on old people since January and most of
then were beaten to death before the culprits left. Killing
is part of the "sport" of robbery here!

Cheers,
John

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