18 year old woman is attacked. Fights back. Comes out on top.
Good for her.
What boils my blood?
“We are well and truly impressed. Often we don’t encourage people to fight back, because it can make things worse, but she acted with a great degree of bravery and she’s done a great job,” Detective Sergeant Shane Dye said.
So their official protocol is to just be a victim, to just lie there and take it and let violent criminals have their way with you.
Based upon that, I’m supposed to look my daughter in the eye and tell her if some man attacks her, she’s supposed to just lie there and take it.
If someone attacks my wife (again), she’s supposed to just “give them what they want”, even if it’s her dignity and life.
I have a problem with this. I wish more people did too.
Stuff From Hsoi 
I’m with you on this one, just recently I read and contributed to a “what would you have done?” forum thread which sort of deals with the issue of helping others, and fighting back. You can view it here: http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1074460898#post1074460898
See evidence on a martial arts forum of the absorption of such crippling advice.
I haven’t been active on MAP in ages (coc716 there).
I think I’ll post a reply….