mlewis- im sorry to hear about what happened to you and your bf. i hope the scums get whats coming to them. in regards to fighting back or running away, a few years back i was on my way home (this was at camberwell new road and about 8pm in the evening) and just as i was about to step of the kerb, i felt a tug at my back (i was carrying a rucksack) and before i knew it was being dragged on the floor 3-4 meters from the kerb. i was being attacked by 3 boys while a 4th stood watch. during the whole time this happened, i kicked, screamed, punched until 2 cars pulled over and ran to my defense. the attackers legged it and i was left shaken and still with my rucksack. once i was at home (one of the saviours was a black cab man and drove me the rest of the way home) the shock was overwhelming and it took me a while to get over the incident. in hindsight of course i should have given them what they wanted. but as it was happening, i had no time to think, i couldnt even register what was happening as i was being dragged on the floor, all i knew was something kicked in and it was a basic survival reaction of being attacked. sometimes there leaves no time to think about what to do. wrong or right.
