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No, not at any initial stage. Primarily because I have two dogs who need me to take care of them and make sure they have the best life possible. While that remains the case I'd definitely be willing to join up with a large movement that was happening and assist in ways that seemed unlikely to end in my death.
Holding on to my life for the moment in order to give my girls the best life I can is more important to me than exchanging it for the chance to help other humans. I like them more than I like most people. They are furry balls of pure love, and deserve to have a life where that's returned to them. Humans are more hit or miss. We're harder to deal with and it's never as free from drama and baggage.
Before they were abandoned with me it would have been a different situation, with a different answer. I've certainly considered things that would end in me dead or in prison for life and had them be the main reason I knew I couldn't do those things.
In a lot of ways being in prison isn't nearly as bad as people imagine. If you're not a total sack of shit and you're willing to stand up for yourself and show that if necessary then that test only comes once for most people. After that it's mainly boredom and lack of possessions and good food.
If you go to prison a hero, one most people inside would see that way too, it's a much different situation. People on the outside can send in care packages of food and clothing and a TV, tablet, etc. If you have money you can rent movies on the tablet, or subscribe to a lower end monthly streaming service (think paying $20/mo to access Pluto.tv), have nice head phones and streaming music, sometimes even have access to video game systems and games.
You can only get so many packages sent in under your name per year... but if tons of people on the outside want to send you things it's simple to have them send them in the names of other inmates who don't have anyone sending them packages. You hook them up with some stuff and the bulk of it is yours. If you go down for the sort of thing Luigi is down for where everyone inside respects the fuck out of it and plenty of people on the outside support you and you're never going to be hurting for good food and entertainment and any books you'd like to read, and any drugs you'd like to take.
For instance if someone took out a fat old racist child rapist and managed to survive their capture and make it to prison? Absolute celebrity. You'd probably never even get tested to defend yourself, because plenty of people on the inside watch the news. Nothing much to do. You'd be known as soon as you walked in, and there'd already be a lot of people who would beat the ass of anyone who tried to touch you or take from you.
But... puppies are love, and they deserve that back. Plus puppy kisses, long walks to sniff things, tug-of-war, and treats, and wrastlin', and cuddles. My family can't feed itself without me, and sending them to a shelter near here would likely be a death sentence. I'm fine with sacrificing me, but not them.