Originally Posted by
26 Inf
Aside from ethical concerns, the thing that always held me back from maximizing force within the law was the fact thatunlike the movies, folks don't forget that you broke their arm when you really didn't need to. From a purely practical perspective, I didn't feel the need to increase the number of people who might feel they owed me harm.
Likewise, just about any time you use force that damages to the extent of broken bones, you are going to prompt litigation.
I'm not going to risk my family's financial well-being to teach someone a lesson that they probably won't learn anything from.
JM .02