You answered you're own question.
Let's move on from this subject...
A citizen carrying OC does not deter someone from committing a crime like shoplifting, domestic arguments, fights, etc... that a police officer in uniform is meant to do when out in the public. A citizen carry is only helpful in a deadly force situation. Having a one up on the bad guy is important in the scenario. And if you decide not to shoot and be a good witness in the scenario and you have others around you who see your pistol and start pleading for you to " do something" because they see your OC?
Now, let's move on from this subject...