Friday, April 27, 2012

Effective Manner Of Staying Safe Whenever You're Out By Yourself

By Steven J LaPhae


Just several months ago, my big brother called me up to inform me that one of his female coworkers had been found raped and left for dead a few blocks from her apartment. He then asked me if I knew any kind of simple form of self defense for women.

I informed him that aside from screaming, I knew nothing regarding protecting myself. My answer annoyed him a lot that he hung up the phone.

After some days, he sent me a text to go meet him for drinks. The moment we were settled, he inquired if I had previously used pepper spray in my life.

Pepper spray, as he described, is a non-lethal weapon and won't inflict long term injury on its target. It results in a unpleasant feeling akin to burning on the skin and in the eyes of an attacker. This burning feeling is going to incapacitate the assailant momentarily, providing enough time for the victim to leave the area.

My brother talked to me further about hot pepper sprays. The pepper solution for these kinds causes a stronger reaction because it has 18% pepper concentration. Some of them are keychain pepper sprays, that can be clipped onto a bag for immediate access.

As soon as he saw that I was satisfied with his explanation, he took out of his coat pocket a 1/2 oz. Wildfire small 18% pepper spray. Its spray can reach up to eight feet in length. This helps prevent the enemy from getting very close. It provides 5 one-second bursts, in case your first spray was off-target, together with a quick key release keychain and a locking actuator.

I was left without words for about 5 seconds. The self-defense weapon was pink! He grinned and stated that there were blue, red, and black ones but he wanted to see the look on my face right after I saw pink.

Well, I took my pink pepper spray and attached it on my handbag. I am really delighted that my big bro is thoughtful. Self defense for women felt so much easier using a defense spray that I thought to cancel the lessons I had paid for before my sibling showed up.




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