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dksuddeth · 01-21-2006, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by willravel

Yes, I do mean pepper or OC spray (welcome to the OC). 8 cans? Can the average person take 8 cans? The average person isn't going to be attacked more than a few times before they take adequate measures to avoid the attack (changing the route home, parking closer to the building, moving to a safer neighborhood, etc.). Lets say you have to use your can 5 times on 5 different assailants. Now let's apply the odds to this. How many people, in your experience, are not effected by pepper spray? 1/5? 1/50? 1/500? 1/5000? The average perso would probably be effected, at least for enoguht time for the asailed to run, hide or get some kind of help.

I suspect that a elather jacket or such probably would have an effect of sheilding, somewhat, but what about jeans? Very few people wear anything much thincker than denim on their legs. Most criminals, honestly, are men. Shoot wheere it matters. As for being approached by an officer, let them approach. Pilice officers have a responsibility to make sure that people aren't brandishing weapons that are illegal. Once the officer sees a permit (I'm not sure what is necessary to carry one in public, you'd have to tell me), I'm sure everything would be fine. They might follow you for a bit, but that's a good thying if you are afraid of being assaulted.

I'll await your writing about it with much anticipation.

Will, you're telling people to play the odds with their life. That is plain wrong. After all that i've posted and that you've read I have concluded that you really care nothing about people doing what they feel necessary to protect themselves and their lives. All you care about is that you think guns are instruments of death and should be limited to law enforcement or military. Say that happens, I would imagine that you would eventually push for the government to remove firearms from law enforcement as well because you've heard about too many down on their luck criminals being killed when all they wanted to do was provide for their families and stealing was all they had. Take a look at the history of crime in England since they disarmed the people and the cops. If you still think getting rid of guns is going to stop crime then there is nothing short of your own family suffering at the hands of the criminal element. For your families sake, I do indeed hope that never happens, but if it does, don't say you weren't warned.