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Horrible that the place you felt you had to go and smoke was the very type of place where they felt they could attack you.
I've been in situations like this both when I had a friend or friends with me and also when I have been all alone by myself. And I've successfully diffused them all. Unless they are waving a gun or knife then I'm not going to even think about what I do to them. Just think of it as "helping" them as you put one on the ground and then bloody his face badly so that the rest lose morale really quickly. But be sure not to let yourself get jumped from behind. It doesn't take a lot of adrenalized force, it just takes calm, precise movements and leverage.
Of course, when I was younger and had speedy legs and good lung power I would just have ran away.
I can give everyone the advice to carry the most powerful pepper spray you can get and when you feel like something like this may be going down take it and your cellphone out and just try and maintain a distance of beyond arm's reach of any potential attackers. If they are sweating heavily or have crazy eyes with dilated pupils, then don't bother with pepper spray though, because it isn't going to do anything to them. In that case you should always run at your first opportunity, and never taunt them, and chances are they won't feel like running after you.
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