[JohnPierce]

Agreed.

It wasn’t that the image of the super hero isn’t good.

Rather, my point was that the fictional hope for someone to save you is a limiting factor in people exploring their self-defense responsibilities.

[SnakeDoctor]

>> Rather, my point was that the fictional hope for someone to save you is a limiting factor in people exploring their self-defense responsibilities.

Eh — I doubt many people are going to let themselves be hurt or killed while pining away for Jack Bauer to swoop in. Fight-or-flight, and thus self-defense, is generally pretty ingrained.

I would say most people don’t think they’ll have the need to defend themselves — but I don’t think it has anything to with waiting on a hero. I think most think the necessity will never present itself — and, most are probably right. I’ve had a concealed carry for years, and never had the necessity to draw my weapon on anyone — and, God willing, I hope I never do.

SnakeDoc