Finally got the talk!
05-17-08 | 02:31 PM
#76
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Some people need tough love to get the message. By standing up and saying "I won't take this" you may prevent them from doing this to another person. Just make sure you have really and truly been wronged like in my three examples, otherwise you could end up looking stupid.
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05-17-08 | 05:01 PM
#77
Old and slow
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From: Simi Valley, CA
+1 for the Fox Labs pepper spray. It's the brand I use after doing a lot of research on the various pepper sprays that are available.
I was test spraying a cannister of it one time and just caught a little whiff of the residual overspray. Geez, that was bad enough! I can't imagine what it would be like to catch some directly in the face!
I was test spraying a cannister of it one time and just caught a little whiff of the residual overspray. Geez, that was bad enough! I can't imagine what it would be like to catch some directly in the face!
05-17-08 | 05:27 PM
#78
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https://www.defensedevices.com/mace-g...per-spray.html Mace brand.
But the Fox Labs pepper spray is excellent, as well.
But the Fox Labs pepper spray is excellent, as well.
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05-17-08 | 05:42 PM
#79
Mirror slap survivor
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From: Sunny Florida
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Best way to handle this situation for the safety of all parties involved would be one of the nonviolent options.
But...
If you are one of those people who has to get violent, this might not be a bad option. I say that as opposed to kicking their door, pulling out your u lock, flashing your piece, spraying pepper spray into their window, etc. You have to remember though that the car is a potentially lethal weapon. There are numerous stories of people intentionally using their car to kill someone. And we've all had our days when we just were not going to take it anymore.
But...
If you are one of those people who has to get violent, this might not be a bad option. I say that as opposed to kicking their door, pulling out your u lock, flashing your piece, spraying pepper spray into their window, etc. You have to remember though that the car is a potentially lethal weapon. There are numerous stories of people intentionally using their car to kill someone. And we've all had our days when we just were not going to take it anymore.
05-17-08 | 05:45 PM
#80
Mirror slap survivor
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From: Sunny Florida
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Really, really bad advice. If a fight ensues and you actually hurt or kill the other person, and witnesses testify that you instigated the whole thing, you're going to jail. Much better to be calm and submissive until the time arises not to be.
05-17-08 | 05:58 PM
#81
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You NEVER "flash your piece" or "spray pepper spray into their window". Pepper spray is to be used ONLY when someone is physically threatening you. That means they have to be out of the car. As for "flashing your piece"----if you pull it you'd better be ready to use it. Anyone who doesn't understand the proper usage of these weapons definitely shouldn't carry them.
05-18-08 | 04:57 AM
#82
Mirror slap survivor
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From: Sunny Florida
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And I am telling you that if anyone is STUPID enough to challenge someone to a fight, they deserve whatever consequences the law sees fit to throw at him. This isn't 1955 high school. This is the year 2008, and if you are said by witnesses to have challenged someone to a fight and someone ends up being seriously injured or dying, you'll go to jail----deservedly. Do you realize that one lucky punch could end someone's life? Don't fight. Bad, bad advice. Stay calm and submissive until it's time not to, then achieve victory through superior firepower----either pepper spray or a firearm. That's a more defensible position in the eyes of the law.
