wow, reading through this has been pretty pathetic. i have been in 0 serious fights in my life. 20 years old, lived in an upstate city in ny and the past 2 years in nyc.

the only people who should carry anything are women, for the obvious reasons that they are considered "easy targets" for petty crime as well as violent crime.

for all the men here, where do you live that your life is in danger? if some guy tries to rob you for your wallet is it really worth his or your life by exacerbating the situation? would you really kill somebody because they chose to pick a fight with you? i cant imagine someone just walking up to you on the street to kill you for no reason at all.