I know this may sound strange but what is the law on mace and other chemical sprays in the UK? I know we have rape alarms etc but the truth is as a woman I put no faith in these at all, the only one I have is in my car and the driving I do I have seen a lot of road rage and have had friends who have had people get out of the cars and try to hit them through the window, so I view it you come to my window I am going to use it in your face! (also I do like the one where you can spray the person’s face blue!) In a street situation I don’t think they are great, but willing to be open on this?
I think that DickHardman has a really good point, I have only had 3 situations in my life, all happened before I was training, 2 went very wrong and the 3rd one was when a woman in a bar decided that she did not like me, I immediately jumped to the defensive, hand was clenched and I was in her face back, my emotions where really going for it – I now know this to be the adrenalin dump, however I was with friends and my boyfriend and he was one who stepped in b/c what he could see and I could not was this woman’s friend had her hand around her bottle getting ready to use it. My fear now is that my reaction was not thought out and was very impulsive - if I carried anything like a knife would I use it before I should. Therefore I do NOT carry a knife to protect me!
I still stand by the fact that it’s your choice to carry a weapon, but you must also openly accept the responsibility of your actions in using it or introducing it into a situation, I think the best quote I have ever heard and one I stand by is “I would prefer to be tried by 12, than carried by 6”. I think that if you have a weapon on you it gives you more confidence, which is fine, at the end of the day its personal preference, if carrying a weapon makes you feel better then fine, but I think you need to ask yourself WHY.
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