That"false" sense of security will go far to protect a woman on the street. She radiates confidence and that will deter most assailants alone.Skill with a piece and carrying is the gold standard, though.
Aw, bless your bleeding heart, Le Duc Soup.
So you think that a false sense of security will help a woman on the street.
Have you ever interviewed a sexual offender, Le Duc Soup? Did you ever ask him WHY he wouldn't bother a "confident" woman?
Did any sexual offender ever tell you (or anyone else), "Well, I'm a pussy, and a confident woman would kick my ass"?
It's not a new idea, but I don't think that there's the slightest basis in fact for the notion that a "confident" woman deters aggression by virtue of her "confidence". I think people who say that are starting with a PC conclusion and working backwards. I think that the idea is gender-melding anti-male PC crap.