Hallucinator
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Evade, then pepper spray.
Just toss him a bag of heroin and he'll move along.
If he is within 21', which he would be to make such a threat where you have no way of escape, you are in as much danger as if he had a knife, gun, or nuclear weapon. You have only one option.
AAshooter said:I guess it comes down to how deadly of a weapon is a typical syringe (infected or not).
Buzz, ice pick indicates a more robust weapon . . . one not likely to be bent or broken. Let's say he is standing there with a sewing needle or pin. Deadly weapon?
Duxman said:You are walking along the street - when a heroin addict threatens you with a supposed "AIDs" infected syringe needle.
AAshooter said:Under your scenerio, I can blast the guy with a finger in his pocket because it might be a gun and administer deadly bullets. What happens if the druggie and needle are clean after the shooting??
AAshooter said:You make valid points.
I guess it comes back to how much of threat to cause death or great bodily harm is this guy.
Infection rates for health care professionals stuck with HIV infected needles is about 0.3% according to one source. So it is pretty unlikely that the HIV aspect of this whole thing will be a problem, even if he manages to stick you.
AAshooter said:Infection rates for health care professionals stuck with HIV infected needles is about 0.3% according to one source. So it is pretty unlikely that the HIV aspect of this whole thing will be a problem, even if he manages to stick you.
Both comments understood.
As far as infection rates from HIV exposed needles, the fact that your risk of infection is low should be common knowledge (No googling required).
The only reason I quantified it here is to help separate the threat of the syringe from that of its contaminates for the purposes of discussion.