Good point But JKD,BJJ,JJ,Aikido,Shaolin, gets a lot of hype to almost a point of "over-rated". Thus, it can be considered a "bandwagon" or "fad". But, this is not to state that they are not good.
I like this quote "People today focus so much on the right of Freedom of Speech, that they completely forget about the God-given right, Freedom to THINK." Where did ou get it devilaside?
Yes, This subject was bought up in our Self Defense Class 20 years ago. We had bought in Policemen to speak upon the matter. On rotation in our SD class, we always bought in other professionals: Lawyers, Doctors, Pyschologists, and other Martial Art instructors from other style/schools. Some security guards are "Rent-A-Cops". Or Cop-Wanna-Be's"