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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
There is the other problem too if you retaliate you are also likey to end up being done for assault.
We are always told that the best form of defence is avoidance. Even those handbag sprays can get you into trouble.
A similar thing happened to my daughter. The police advised her not to pursue it because they said it would probably only end up worse off for us. Not only would she probably get attacked by the same person again, or by friends of that person but we could well end up with the windows being smashed and graffiti daubed on our house.
It is awful that people should be allowed to get away with things like this though for fear of retaliation.
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And this is the problem. I think Cyfr did the right thing in trying to get away from the scene. In his case, it was successful. But if it doesn't work, (and there are several assailants), what options do you have? You should be able to fight back with superior force. And this notion of not pursuing prosecution for fear of retaliation is insane and just invites more violence.