Originally Posted by
MichaelW
Flashlight makes a very good defensive weapon, esp the longer, heavier ones. Personally I prefer them to knives which are really not very defensive (as well as being illegal to carry in the UK). Flashlights are legal to carry everywhere.
I guess I'll never visit the UK. I always have a pocketknife on me: I can't clean my fingernails with a flashlight. Imagine how disgusting they would get . . .