Comments on: Common Sense, the Nike Defence and Pepper Spray http://www.safeism.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/common-sense-the-nike-defence-and-pepper-spray/ The personal website of James Marwood. I talk about Self Defence, Libertarianism, Atheism, Politics and Cooking. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: La Bete http://www.safeism.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/common-sense-the-nike-defence-and-pepper-spray/comment-page-1/#comment-3056 La Bete Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:17:09 +0000 http://www.safeism.com/blog/?p=302#comment-3056 Hi John, Thanks for your comment. The point about use by date is a good one. However I'm not sure at all that carrying pepper spray os worth it in the UK. It's a 'maybe' tool that is not hugely effective. There are much better options, beginning with choosing sensible places to go - as you correctly point out. Hi John,

Thanks for your comment. The point about use by date is a good one. However I’m not sure at all that carrying pepper spray os worth it in the UK. It’s a ‘maybe’ tool that is not hugely effective. There are much better options, beginning with choosing sensible places to go – as you correctly point out.

]]> By: John http://www.safeism.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/common-sense-the-nike-defence-and-pepper-spray/comment-page-1/#comment-3054 John Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:57:43 +0000 http://www.safeism.com/blog/?p=302#comment-3054 Please be careful about the age of a can of pepper spray. In Poland it is legal but the product has about a two year life span. The pressure in the can slowly diminishes. It is best replaced at regular intervals. With regards to the legality of pepper in the UK, remember that if it saves your life or serious injury, any punishment is a trivial consideration. The best defence is avoidance. Don't go where the yobs and brain dead hang out, clubs and pubs for instance. Buy your own bottle and invite the right people to share it with you at home! Please be careful about the age of a can of pepper spray. In Poland it is legal but the product has about a two year life span. The pressure in the can slowly diminishes. It is best replaced at regular intervals. With regards to the legality of pepper in the UK, remember that if it saves your life or serious injury, any punishment is a trivial consideration. The best defence is avoidance. Don’t go where the yobs and brain dead hang out, clubs and pubs for instance. Buy your own bottle and invite the right people to share it with you at home!

]]> By: La Bete http://www.safeism.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/common-sense-the-nike-defence-and-pepper-spray/comment-page-1/#comment-1916 La Bete Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:57:30 +0000 http://www.safeism.com/blog/?p=302#comment-1916 Hi Darin, thanks for the kind words. You're exactly right about that cop's statement. Hi Darin, thanks for the kind words. You’re exactly right about that cop’s statement.

]]> By: Darin http://www.safeism.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/common-sense-the-nike-defence-and-pepper-spray/comment-page-1/#comment-1912 Darin Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:46:55 +0000 http://www.safeism.com/blog/?p=302#comment-1912 I really appreciate your videos and website James, I am a kung fu, kenpo, and jui-jitsu student here in the US. I really liked your video on aggression, I have been studying several different arts and self-preservation concepts and I believe that there is a need for the uneducated and untrained people to be exposed to the reality of these scenarios so they will not have a false sense of safety that even some martial artists have. As far as the cop's statement, that is like saying you should drive a car without an engine, you don't need that. I really appreciate your videos and website James, I am a kung fu,
kenpo, and jui-jitsu student here in the US. I really liked your video on
aggression, I have been studying several different arts and self-preservation concepts and I believe that there is a need for the
uneducated and untrained people to be exposed to the reality of
these scenarios so they will not have a false sense of safety that
even some martial artists have. As far as the cop’s statement, that is like
saying you should drive a car without an engine, you don’t need that.

]]> By: La Bete http://www.safeism.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/common-sense-the-nike-defence-and-pepper-spray/comment-page-1/#comment-1821 La Bete Wed, 27 May 2009 23:39:40 +0000 http://www.safeism.com/blog/?p=302#comment-1821 I wouldn't be surprised if some people did fall into that trap. Years back I worked with a South African lady who did carry pepper spray, not realising it was illegal here. It was an old battered can her Dad had given her when she went off to college and it lived at the bottom of her handbag. Rather than putting any thought into when, how or even if it would be used she thought of it as a magic talisman that solved the bad guy problem. You're exactly right Petter critical thinking is key, and this holds true of you carry a weapon or not. I wouldn’t be surprised if some people did fall into that trap. Years back I worked with a South African lady who did carry pepper spray, not realising it was illegal here. It was an old battered can her Dad had given her when she went off to college and it lived at the bottom of her handbag. Rather than putting any thought into when, how or even if it would be used she thought of it as a magic talisman that solved the bad guy problem.

You’re exactly right Petter critical thinking is key, and this holds true of you carry a weapon or not.

]]> By: Petter Brodin http://www.safeism.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/common-sense-the-nike-defence-and-pepper-spray/comment-page-1/#comment-1820 Petter Brodin Wed, 27 May 2009 23:33:57 +0000 http://www.safeism.com/blog/?p=302#comment-1820 Do you know if there's any correlation between carrying selv defence tools such as mace and getting into a violent confrontation due to putting yourself in situations you'd normally avoid? I know a few girls who carry pepper spray (it's legal in Norway) and seem to replace some of their reliance on critical thinking with faith that the spray will protect them/they will protect themselves with the spray if anything happens. Do you know if there’s any correlation between carrying selv defence tools such as mace and getting into a violent confrontation due to putting yourself in situations you’d normally avoid? I know a few girls who carry pepper spray (it’s legal in Norway) and seem to replace some of their reliance on critical thinking with faith that the spray will protect them/they will protect themselves with the spray if anything happens.

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