Taser or rifle or spray? Oh, @&$%*!

[tloonya]

What is the best to get for a young woman who lives in bad neighborhood and walks home in a dark?
Pepper spray? Other sprays? Taser?
Tasers are so cheap. Will it really knock off the feet an attacker?

I though gun but no thanks.

[tloonya]

Philadelphia is restricted for tasers...DARN!
Now what?

[Deleted]

Pit bull?

[Rocky Mtn Saver]

Taxi?

Boyfriend?

Russian Mafia? 

[NastyWoman]

Mar 27, 2014 14:08:31 GMT -5 Rocky Mtn Saver said:

Taxi?

Boyfriend?

Russian Mafia? 

I say all of the above: A boyfriend who is part of the Russian maffia and who takes you home in his Taxi.  If needed add a couple of pitbulls in the backseat, but only if it is a REAAAALLLLLY bad neighborhood.

[tloonya]

Mar 27, 2014 14:01:32 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Pit bull?

I wanna disable them, not kill!

[tloonya]

Mar 27, 2014 14:08:31 GMT -5 Rocky Mtn Saver said:

Taxi?

Boyfriend?

Russian Mafia? 

Daughter in Temle U where this is what had happened...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2589822/Gang-teenage-girls-smacked-female-Temple-University-student-19-face-brick-taken-custody.html

Please, advise.

We live outside of philly, so if I bought it in suburb and used it in Philly...would they charge me as how?
And if I was a victim - would they charge me at all?

[tloonya]

Ordering
Wildfire Large 1.5oz 18% Pepper Spray...for all of her friends!!!

[Sam_2.0]

Be careful, you may need a permit for the pepper spray too. No, that's not a joke. It is still considered a weapon. There are certain types that you can't just carry around.

[NancysSummerSip]

And pepper spray can backfire - literally. A decent wind can blow that stuff right back in the user's face, which makes it completely pointless. And yes, it is illegal for civilians to carry it, in many places.

Self-defense classes would not be a bad idea. Use the body you have as a weapon. No, it won't stop a deadly weapon. But it won't hurt to learn, either.

[cronewitch]

Taxi cab even if only a couple of blocks. My friend walked 4 blocks home from college and was raped, too cheap to take a cab. Other than that i would only walk in a group so live with others on same schedule. I prefer a knife as a weapon, carried open in hand, if someone is close enough to stab it is self defense.

[Deleted]

Pepper spray will not help you against a gang with bricks! You are talking crazy.



Gun and concealed carry permit.

[plugginaway22]

My daughter has lived in Philly for 6 years and has pepper spray on key chain.  Never had to use it, but says that having it in hand and at the ready has made her feel better in sketchy situations.  Best advise is to travel around in groups and stay out of certain areas.

[tloonya]

Mar 28, 2014 6:32:16 GMT -5 plugginaway22 said:

My daughter has lived in Philly for 6 years and has pepper spray on key chain.  Never had to use it, but says that having it in hand and at the ready has made her feel better in sketchy situations.  Best advise is to travel around in groups and stay out of certain areas.

Thanks. And she can't stay out, she is on Broad street
they do try traveling in groups, however those offenders apparently traveling in bigger groups.
Hopefully no more.

Friend told me to get her taser anyway.

[Otto the Orange]

Just start telling peeps you have a deadly highly contagious disease

[tloonya]

Mar 28, 2014 14:16:19 GMT -5 Otto the Orange said:

Just start telling peeps you have a deadly highly contagious disease

That is brilliant!
You supposed when people are about to hit you over the head with brick - they come to you for a chat first?
Say no please.

[Deleted]

Mar 27, 2014 13:48:07 GMT -5 tloonya said:

What is the best to get for a young woman who lives in bad neighborhood and walks home in a dark?
Pepper spray? Other sprays? Taser?
Tasers are so cheap. Will it really knock off the feet an attacker?

I though gun but no thanks.

I would not consider living in an area with that level of threat plus with that level of restriction on protecting yourself. Not trying to be mean here, but are you (her) crazy ?

[tloonya]

Mar 28, 2014 14:37:14 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

Mar 27, 2014 13:48:07 GMT -5 tloonya said:

What is the best to get for a young woman who lives in bad neighborhood and walks home in a dark?
Pepper spray? Other sprays? Taser?
Tasers are so cheap. Will it really knock off the feet an attacker?

I though gun but no thanks.

I would not consider living in an area with that level of threat plus with that level of restriction on protecting yourself. Not trying to be mean here, but are you (her) crazy ?

There is a possibility. No one diagnosed with it, however there are so many things overlooked so I wouldn't deny it 100%.


... psss...I called someone crazy once here (not even member here) and was sent on vacation for a few weeks...so watch your keyboard...just sayin'

[Deleted]

Mar 28, 2014 14:55:22 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Mar 28, 2014 14:37:14 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

I would not consider living in an area with that level of threat plus with that level of restriction on protecting yourself. Not trying to be mean here, but are you (her) crazy ?

There is a possibility. No one diagnosed with it, however there are so many things overlooked so I wouldn't deny it 100%.


... psss...I called someone crazy once here (not even member here) and was sent on vacation for a few weeks...so watch your keyboard...just sayin'

I really wasn't trying to be mean, but that situation scares tha heck out of me. It's like being in a crashing airplane and not being allowed to wear a parachute when jumping.

[tloonya]

Mar 28, 2014 15:10:08 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

Mar 28, 2014 14:55:22 GMT -5 tloonya said:

There is a possibility. No one diagnosed with it, however there are so many things overlooked so I wouldn't deny it 100%.


... psss...I called someone crazy once here (not even member here) and was sent on vacation for a few weeks...so watch your keyboard...just sayin'

I really wasn't trying to be mean, but that situation scares tha heck out of me. It's like being in a crashing airplane and not being allowed to wear a parachute when jumping.

No problems, I was joking...
you know how many Univercities are located in bad areas? This is why....

[Otto the Orange]

Mar 28, 2014 14:35:30 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Mar 28, 2014 14:16:19 GMT -5 Otto the Orange said:

Just start telling peeps you have a deadly highly contagious disease

That is brilliant!
You supposed when people are about to hit you over the head with brick - they come to you for a chat first?
Say no please.

But usually people that rob / attack other people know the victim or they stake them out, so if you start the rumor and make it believable they will know this and you will thus stop most attacks on you

on the other hand, it might not be so good for business at your "store"

[Otto the Orange]

Mar 28, 2014 15:23:46 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Mar 28, 2014 15:10:08 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

I really wasn't trying to be mean, but that situation scares tha heck out of me. It's like being in a crashing airplane and not being allowed to wear a parachute when jumping.

No problems, I was joking...
you know how many Univercities are located in bad areas? This is why....

Most universities have a lot of criminal activities, especially Syracuse University

[plugginaway22]

Haha, my DD lives a block off Broad too.  It is not all bad in Philly.

[Sunnyday]

when I was in college, they often had escorts and shuttle that acted like taxis for students getting from any point in town to campus or vice versa.

Don't they have one of those services?

[milee]

Mar 28, 2014 15:23:46 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Mar 28, 2014 15:10:08 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

I really wasn't trying to be mean, but that situation scares tha heck out of me. It's like being in a crashing airplane and not being allowed to wear a parachute when jumping.

No problems, I was joking...
you know how many Univercities are located in bad areas? This is why....

I remember considering that when I considered going to the University of Chicago.  Fantastic school, scary neighborhood (this was in the '80s, maybe it's better now).  When I visited, not only was I freezing my tootsies off, the student giving the tour made a big deal about how much safer the campus was since they installed these white "help" phones every so many feet.  She said that the security group could track wherever one of the phones was picked up even if you didn't talk, so if you were being chased you could just keep running, knocking off the phones while you ran and eventually the security people would come find you and help you.  Since I'm not a super fast runner, I decided that by the time the security team found me they wouldn't be of much help.   

[tloonya]

Mar 28, 2014 17:21:08 GMT -5 plugginaway22 said:

Haha, my DD lives a block off Broad too.  It is not all bad in Philly.

I know...for most parts it is all fun and cool. Except those few moments when some people decide to form a gang and do stupid un-human things to other humans. So far they are in custody and hopefully that would be the end of it.

[toomuchreality]

Mar 28, 2014 14:55:22 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Mar 28, 2014 14:37:14 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

I would not consider living in an area with that level of threat plus with that level of restriction on protecting yourself. Not trying to be mean here, but are you (her) crazy ?

There is a possibility. No one diagnosed with it, however there are so many things overlooked so I wouldn't deny it 100%.


... psss...I called someone crazy once here (not even member here) and was sent on vacation for a few weeks...so watch your keyboard...just sayin'

Ha! This made me laugh!  Good one!

When people ask me if I'm crazy, or you"re crazy, I tell them "Yes. I practice! Thanks for noticing."      (I'm certified! )