Consider… how long does it take you to retrieve your phone from however you carry it and dial 911 or some other number to reach emergency assistance? Now consider how long it would take you to do that while you are in the midst of a physically violent struggle for what you believe to be your very life.

The people who set and enforce such policies that leave others defenseless should have to participate in scenarios where they might experience the helplessness. Such experience might change the outlook of the policy writers.