tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post2056144873989494101..comments2023-10-17T03:30:00.824-05:00Comments on Prudence for Dummies: Uptick in Attacks on 'Polar Bears'mushroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post-52737017838649287802010-10-03T12:02:53.958-05:002010-10-03T12:02:53.958-05:00Tribalism is a good word for it. It reminds me of...Tribalism is a good word for it. It reminds me of "counting coup" as some American Indians used to do. I don't consider it as much a racial issue as a cultural one.<br /><br />Also, I mentioned the concealed carry thing -- I didn't mean to imply that excessive force should be employed. This is "fun" for the perpetrator -- I wouldn't want to kill or seriously wound a person just for punching me. I'm well past middle age -- I think it's reasonable to doubt I'll live to see 2076 -- but I don't think a single punch is going to do me much damage. <br /><br />A more appropriate response is to fight back with one's fists. If a person is unable to physically fight back, it would be acceptable to use non-lethal means of choice, e.g., pepper spray, taser, baton, or brass knuckles ;)<br /><br />After getting a face full of pepper spray, a few times, these attacks will seem much less humorous.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post-49053634025266861212010-10-02T10:35:11.670-05:002010-10-02T10:35:11.670-05:00Sounds like standard issue human tribal nature to ...Sounds like standard issue human tribal nature to me.<br /><br />Doesn't this happen to black people in predominantly hispanic areas, too.<br /><br />I really dislike tribalism in general.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.com