In 2015 on a beach in Sousse, Tunisia, a man went on a shooting spree. I will not provide his name, for he does not deserve the honor. He used a rifle in an open space, and the people there had no where to run, no cover to take, and no where to hide. The police response was also extremely slow.
The above strategy is taught by government agencies around the world however. You are expected to abide by it when there's an "active shooter." It is not the way of the warrior though. Besides, no matter how skilled you are, you cannot outrun a rifle round. It will not work when you're in an open space with an attacker who has a rifle.
You should not run.
There will be no place to hide. Waiting until the end to fight will be too late. By waiting until the end, far more people die. The police will not respond in time, and the shooter will have more time to continue their rampage. That strategy therefore is completely unacceptable.
It is a strategy for cowards.
Should we act like them in the face of death?! If people have the means and intent to murder, you must fight them. Running and hiding from them is exactly what they expect you to do. They are predators, and they expect you to be prey.
A warrior does not run from their attacker or the risk of death.
In the Tunisia attack, the man murdered 30 people. What if just one person had been a warrior and resisted instead? A lot more people would still be alive. The same is true of the Columbine shooting in America. While the police hid behind a fire truck, children inside were slaughtered.
No, I will not run and hide.
The strategy is recommended because governments do not want people to defend themselves. They want us fearful and in need of outside protectors. You should be armed, but being unarmed still changes nothing.
When confronted with an enemy intent to kill you, you embrace them with violence!
My children are taught to take cover, and then they are taught to run. I teach them that the more distance between them and the firearm, the safer they are. They are taught that only because they do not have the means to resist. They cannot defend themselves.
I can and will whether I have a firearm or not.
That is the way of the warrior. We do not welcome death, but we are not going to avoid it at the cost of our honor either. I will not sit idly by while innocent people die due to my inaction. Predators need to understand that there are far more valuable things than the life of an individual.
One of the problems with the world today is that so few people understand this concept. Apparently we live in a world full of predators and prey.
Where are the warriors and protectors??
Where are the heroes?!
