Recently, there has been several comments about self defense in our community. This all seems to stem from the recent mugging incident at the Warwick Hills dog walk. We have heard claims of people walking their dogs while carrying a ball bat, and others being legally armed with a gun.The reprint from SNOPES below offers a less violent form of protection.We do not recommend or endorse this non lethal method. This reprint is placed here for informative purposes only.The average price of this product is around $3.00 at Publix or Walmart.
Wasp Spray
Claim: A can of wasp spray is a preferable alternative to pepper spray for protection against assailants.
Example: [Collected via e-mail, May 2009]
Example: [Collected via e-mail, May 2009]
Wasp Spray
I have a friend who is a receptionist in a church in a high risk area who was concerned about someone coming into the office on Monday to rob them when they were counting the collection. She asked the local police department about using pepper spray and they recommended to her that she get a can of wasp spray instead. The wasp spray, they told her, can shoot up to twenty feet away and is a lot more accurate, while with the pepper spray they have to get too close to you and could overpower you. The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until they get to the hospital for an antidote. She keeps a can on her desk in the office and it doesn't attract attention from people like a can of pepper spray would. She also keeps one nearby at home for home protection. Thought this was interesting and might be of use...
I have a friend who is a receptionist in a church in a high risk area who was concerned about someone coming into the office on Monday to rob them when they were counting the collection. She asked the local police department about using pepper spray and they recommended to her that she get a can of wasp spray instead. The wasp spray, they told her, can shoot up to twenty feet away and is a lot more accurate, while with the pepper spray they have to get too close to you and could overpower you. The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until they get to the hospital for an antidote. She keeps a can on her desk in the office and it doesn't attract attention from people like a can of pepper spray would. She also keeps one nearby at home for home protection. Thought this was interesting and might be of use...
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/waspspray.asp#8oW6EHIfTuWmdvg7.99
1 comment:
I TOLD MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THE WASP SPRAY. SHE LIVES IN AN APARTMENT COMMUNITY. SHE WENT RIGHT OUT TO WALMART AND BOUGHT A CAN OF THE LARGEST, SHE COULD FIND. NOW WHEN SHE WALKS THE DOGS AT NIGHT,SHE CARRIES HER WASP SPRAY !
SHE ALSO TOLD ME ABOUT WAY BACK WHEN FARAH FAWCETT, MADE A MOVIE ABOUT SOMEONE STALKING HER ,SHE WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A CAN THEN. SO--THIS METHOD HAS BEEN USED A LONG TIME.
THANKS FOR THE TIP BILL, WE APPRECIATE IT.
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