Thread: Darwin is getting slow in his old age.

yukon - my use of control is precisely that be it total control or complete lack of.either way a human decision (conscious /reactive)make the person deploy the weapon- weapons dont usually deploy themselves. The intention to carry a weapon denotes a sense of control.
as psychiatric nurses we unfortunately have to deal with aggression in various degrees quite frequently.a lot is generated by the fear/flight /fight syndrome,engendered by mental illness ,but deliberate provocation is not uncommon with truculent wiseguys and lassies deciding 'no f...ing nurse is telling me what to do."
we undergo a weeks course in calming and restraint-theory &practical skills. beleive me at the end most of your joints ache like 40 ba...ds and you marvel how such small women can inflict such pain on uncooperative large men!(only did that once as i kissed the carpet in the blink of an eye.)this is followed up by yearly refreshers. it is based on modified jujitsu Im told and is certainly bloody effective in safely controlling a situation ,but its intended for a 3 person team at minimum.cops &prison officers have been dumbfounded when we execute this with zero protective gear.urine ,shit ,vomit ,cooked food cups of tea ,blood ,used tampons ....ive sween em all used as weapons in addition to other common things ,and they certainly dont make you attractive in anyway ,but thats humanity for you.
ever see that happen on shortland street -na the only combat there is the implied unsheathing of some donkeys pork sword.