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Old Feb 15, 2011, 6:14 am
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ElizabethConley
 
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Originally Posted by doober
I have posited in the past that it's to make it more difficult for the victim to bring his/her arm down and slug the person assaulting him/her.
Maybe they believe that. It may be true if their molestee has no martial arts training, but if the person they're mauling does have self defense skills it makes no difference whatsoever.
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