Being a tough guy

I learned very early on in life that there are bad people in the world and that bad people inevitably do bad things.
I decided that I was never going to be a victim if I could defend myself. I learned to shoot any gun I could get my hands on. I started doing martial arts and caught on really fast. It just felt natural to me.
When that Matthew Shepherd thing happened it made me train harder. Now this Sailor that was killed at Pendleton... it makes me want to hit the gym and get to work to sharpen my skills. For what though, they don't help anyone else. I wish someone would have been there to help that guy. The world is a naaasty place. I am glad my sisters do martial arts as well. It makes me feel good to know they can defend themselves. Being military press, I am in a weird spot. I am hearing things about it that I can't talk about but, I think people should hear. I want to try to help this kid still. It sucks that there are things about this case that aren't going to be made public.
I just always thought "that is never going to be me", I wonder if he knew how to defend himself?
I wonder if I could if I was in his position. I know I would try though.