Originally posted by: -Xaffron-
So being on the phone would help you compensate for this mishap? What if the person on the other side is a total stranger, having no affiliation with your life, whatsoever? What if you're on the phone with him for a quick chat? Then what? Why would s/he give a damn what mess you're in?
I think it boils down to any sorta precaution one can use. Use of phone doesn't have to be the ultimate defense just the way a knife or pepper spray or even a gun isn't. Even the latter can be manhandled by the goons and it won't be of any use. In the end, it is about how many goons you are dealing with and your luck by chance. So it isn't about technicalities of who is on the other side of the phone, but a matter of using anything one has as an element of protection.