Originally Posted by
thebeatcatcher
Well, the only time I would use the mace is if I actually got taken down, I'm into fleeing first. It's always funny after an incident like that I daydream about suddenly having these great fighting skills and being able to have some sort of Hollywood type scene where the guy ends up in a pretzel being held down by my pinky or something.
If you've already been "taken down", then it's probably too late to try to break out the mace or pepper spray.