I think there is a difference between a large offensive military campaign and one individual protecting their self in a defensive situation.frankie_the_yankee wrote:See if you can dig up the "statistics" that Hannibal used when deciding how to deploy his forces at the Battle of Cannae.boomerang wrote:That's true. Look how requests for examples and statistics are ignored by people claiming their opinion is obviously correct.frankie_the_yankee wrote:I have found that there is no point whatsoever in arguing about it. The issue appears to go beyond logic.
Or maybe he just used his brain.
And that the problem here. Some people on here speak of "tactical advantage" and all that like they're going to run into the cast of the movie "Heat" robbing a bank in some organized paramilitary fashion. And you're not. The every day criminals out there are predators, and like all predators they look for opportunity, for the weakest, for their greatest chance at being successful in their pursuit of their prey. And once a criminal knows that their chances are that much lower, they'll find an easier target. If gazelles all the sudden grew teeth and claws, I'm sure the lions would rather find something else to eat.