Can medical practice (s) be useful for self defense? Or not?

[Rosexøxø]

Do you think a medical professional could protect themselves from an attacker?

Would they be able to find the right spot or best way to attack defensively?

Would they instead, avoid hurting the person and avoid them altogether, but if attacked or wounded, help their increase their own chances of survival?

Would they be able to attack at all? Or would their oath and line of work provide a mental block for them? Preventing them from being aggressive/hostile?

What are your thoughts?

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Medical knowledge can aid a professional or civilian in the area of self defense

It cannot and it’s completely irrelevant

Both

Neither

Other

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+1 y

Also if they accidentally and severely injured their attacker, which would require attention, would that doctor operating in self defense, get judged harshly like an officer because of their training?

Maybe they truly wouldn’t because in the hospital, hostile patients are treated and held down. And aggressors are handled by security provided to the hospital premises. Doctors never get physical and they usually avoid argumentative confrontations 🤷‍♀️ 🤔

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+1 y

So difficult to choose mho a lot of you who answered quick, have some agreeable points with others so I will leave it to the algorithm! A few unhelpful opinions unrelated to the question and rude. Those ones I mentally discarded lol

[strateguy632]

in film Cellular 2004 with statham, she knew where to cut so can be helpful! if fast or learnt karate etc.

[Rosexøxø]

I just think that’s so awesome. I hope they realize how cool their trainings can be!

[RebelinSteel]

In theory yes, in practice, they are in same line as every other untrained person

[Rosexøxø]

If police officers murder or injure people, and get tried/accused of crimes they’re held to a harsher punishment/higher standard because of their trainings.
Same with military members. They’re trained for combat so if they injured or killed someone I think they get stricter punishments/ removal of their job/title.

Have you heard of this? Or no I heard of it but I admit not entirely sure that’s how it works.

[RebelinSteel]

No people are not held to higher charges because of their profession, unless some related stuff comes into it. I know military are in court as civilians if it’s a civilian crime.

[Rosexøxø]

I suppose you’re right. The same need for quick thinking and action is a big factor but they do have advantage if they recall critical informations from their training 👀

As compared to a quick person who grabs a straw to defend themself lol (just for the sake of example)

I suppose it aids and this all counts as increasing decreasing chances of SURVIVAL but the playing field is really the equalizer here. If it’s an extra “tool” they can use, I’d say it aids. Would you? Or no

[BoopBoopBeep]

That's completely made up. Felony murder is 30-life regardless of who does it.

[RebelinSteel]

@BoopBoopBeep as it’s my reply and I’m a Brit, your reply does not count, just saying.

[BoopBoopBeep]

"No people are not held to higher charges because of their profession, unless some related stuff comes into it. I know military are in court as civilians if it’s a civilian crime."

We're saying the exact same thing chief.

That's why y'all lost the war.

[RebelinSteel]

@BoopBoopBeep 30- life is what I am saying

[BoopBoopBeep]

@rebelinsteel
Oh well yeah... and that changes by state as well, but it doesn't change by profession that's just horseshite

[Phoenix98]

In theory yes but in practice they're as defenseless as any person not trained to protect themselves.

[Rosexøxø]

I feel like knowledge can count as defense though! 👀

[Rosexøxø]

Naive people can be endangered.

Babies are both helpless and unknowing meanwhile a weak child who knows better could use that to an advantage. Like knowing when to run and call for help and such 👀

[Phoenix98]

True but if you don't have the capabilities to exploit that knowledge what good is it going to do you in that moment?

[Wiredone]

They might know the right place to hit a person should they need to defend themselves

[Rosexøxø]

So with by that logic it is useful for them right? I feel like it definitely has to be 🤔

[Anonymous]

They could slit an artery and then once their attacker has lost enough blood to render them harmless could suture them back up. Or at least in theory.

[Rosexøxø]

I like this! Also I’m hoping major arteries like that would bleed fast enough so they can become disabled but at the same time it’d require the right tools and it could be really dangerous (fatal) as well!

[BoopBoopBeep]

Reading won't help you take a punch.

[Rosexøxø]

Unfortunately reading this also didn’t help me comprehend the point you were trying to make here :[

[BoopBoopBeep]

All the academic understanding of the weaknesses of the human body don't amount to any great use if I hit you once and you fall down. Most actual fights last a few seconds, not some drawn out hollywood slugfest.