Reply #83: You seem to be arguing against any resistance using older studies.

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Given the limited knowledge of her situation, I think she acted well. The thug set the gun down, releasing it from his hand, from his immediate control. Action beats reaction. She saw that she could grab the gun and control the situation. She saw an opportunity and took it.

She did not attempt to super-ninja take the gun from his hand. She was cooperative with the robber up to the point when he let his guard down. If a crook is stupid enough to set his gun on a counter and takes his hand off of it, if I am close enough I would make a grab for it too.

To shove all acts of resistance into one basket is a mistake. Situations are different and will call for different responses.