If someone tried to attack you in the street how would you protect yourself?

I dont know really. Maybe Id just get surprised and look at the person as to what he was doing or try to see who he is. Then when the rational sense comes, Id try to defend myself with the above mentioned actions. However, there are times that people just react to stimulus right? So, when that attacker literally jumped on me or something, I will use force outright. I will hit him/her with whatever that I was holding be it a bag or something, just to throw him off, so I can try to escape, or just maybe get some time to look for a more dangerous weapon to use than what I have on me. I hope that doesnt happen to me or to anyone for that matter. Take care always!

It is better to surprise the would-be attacker, so I think I will not make this public. But I will say that prevention is the first step, as it is harder to sneak up on someone who is vigilant.

If there is someone will tried to attack me, I will surely hit him with my bag. I will kick him or her on their sensitive parts or I will hurt their eyes for me to escape from them. If I am unaware that there is someone will attack me and hold my hand I will surely kick them backwards or slam my head on their head and eventhough this makes me dizzy I will try my best to be awake and escape and shout for help.

I would use any means necessary to defend myself. If I had keys in my hand, I'll stab the person, if I have a hot drink, I'd throw it on the person. Now if I didn't have anything, I'd bite, scream, pull hair and grab their privates and squeeze with all my might. Nobody is taking me anywhere! Because that's when the attacker kills the person and it's not happening to me if I can help it!

Hi, Jugs! It's happened to me, so I know I'd scream and do all I could to protect myself, but I'm incapable of hurting anyone else. I probably should have hurt him (actually them, since it's happened twice), but I couldn't force myself to do it!

We always say that we would kick the person and whatever, but when it really happens is hard to have the courage. The body reacts with a lot of stress to extreme situations, and many people will just lose the ability to react. In my own case, I can't predict what would happen.

it's happened before. I am legally blind, and walk with a white support cane, so if someone tries to attack me, I can just attack back with the cane. :)

I would scream with all of my might, kick at the person and try to get away from the person if they had a hold on me! I would scream "rape" if need be to try to get them to go away!

[b]I'd either run over them with my power chair, or clobber them upside the head with my walker (I have pretty good balance...). Why? Somebody jump you? Maggiepie "GLOBALLY ACCEPTABLE 'TRUTH'" IS UNAMERICAN![/b]

I have never had this happen but if I did I would scream, yell RAPE, stomp on feet, and kick in all the right spots. I was taught by my grandmother when I was a youngster to put my hand over my mouth whenever going into a strange invironment. By doing so I have time to scream, yell or make some kind of noise if and when someone might put their hand over my moouth in an attempt to obduct me.

I would like to think that i would also do all of the above, or what ever i could to protect my self. But you never really know what you will do when you are in different situations until it actually happens.

Yes, I would kick back, I don't like it when a stranger under-estimate me to the point of attacking, I will attack back. I will give him a big punch in the face..

Hello jugsjugs, I hope that I never have to think about what i would have to do because I hope that I am never in this type of situation. If I was in this situation I would hope that I would fight with everything I had whether that meant screaming, kicking, punching, biting whatever it takes but then again I have never been in that type of situation so I couldn't honestly say what I would do...

Luckily, this isn't something that has ever happened to me, so I don't know how I would actually react when the adrenaline kicked in. However, I do know how I would act if I was in my rational mind. If the attacker was a male I would definitely first try to give a kick to the groin as that will quickly disable the attacker. Then I've also been trained to do an upward thrust at the nose. Beyond that, I don't know what I would do in this situation.

yup me too. But if I am alone I walk with my keys between my fingers with the point out can do alot of damage with a key go for the eyes lol

I would do the same as you. I may look to be easy prey with my silver hair but they would be making a mistake as I would fight back with all I had.

I don't really know what to do, maybe i would be in panic since i easily gets nervous about this situation. maybe the first thing that i could do is shout and run for my life.

Yse, I will try any way to protect myself. Because the attack is very sudden, so my first action is running. When I really be aware of what has happened. I will protect myself and counter that one. At first I will suddenly squat and kick one's legs. If one falls, I will kick one's stomach in all my efforts. If one can't resist and run,I will telephone polices for help,and let the attacker in the prison. I trust one sentence, if one person has done anything wrong, he will get a punishment for what he has done. So I should not do anything wrong.

Hi jugsjugs, If anybody tries to attack me on the street i would hit him with the things after ever i have in my hands. Shout for help and more over now a days people are carrying pepper sprays with them for safety. I have seen so many BPO and call centre employees in banglore carrying them.

Hi, First we need to run to the place where it is bright and with crowd. Then seek for help from the crowd.