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Self defence spray/pepper spray

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TearsAndTeats · 02/11/2025 12:21

Can’t stop thinking about those people on the train, armed only with a jack Daniel’s bottle waiting for the carriage doors to open.

i know pepper spray is illegal, but why? Should it be?

genuinely looking for reassurance, debate etc. I’d feel much better having a directional spray. I know women who DIY “bug spray” etc to carry around with them when walking dogs alone, but the wind etc makes these not appealing.

i really think pepper spray should be legal in the UK.

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CoralPombear · 02/11/2025 12:32

You 100% do not want to use CS gas in an enclosed space like a train carriage. You have very little control over where it goes and would just incapacitate everyone including yourself.

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TearsAndTeats · 02/11/2025 12:32

thanks for the link and responses etc

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Simonjt · 02/11/2025 12:31

Deep heat and pepper spray really aren’t comparable and it shows people have no idea what pepper spray actually does, if people are so keen on everyone having access to pepper spray surely those people are also happy to be exposed to it in a small space that they can’t escape?

Plus now rapists, burglers etc now have a legitimate reason to carry a weapon, very handy for them.

BMW6 · 02/11/2025 12:30

If I wanted to rob or knife you pepper spray would come in handy, thanks

35965a · 02/11/2025 12:28

Always have Deep Heat spray on you. For muscle pain, obviously.

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TearsAndTeats · 02/11/2025 12:28

NumbFeeling · 02/11/2025 12:26

I’ve also got a thread on this.

If not pepper spray, something else. We are not being protected by our authorities so we should be able to carry something to defend ourselves or help immobilise an attacker.

Thank you. Link?

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emeraldtrees · 02/11/2025 12:27

Deep heat sprayed in the eyes works similarly to pepper spray. You also might need it for your painful back.

Just saying.

DisplayPurposesOnly · 02/11/2025 12:27

The other pepper spray thread

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5437403-to-think-that-the-law-needs-changing-about-right-to-protect-yourself

To think that the law needs changing about right to protect yourself. | Mumsnet

Things are getting out of hand in the country, and the level of violence and sexual assaults is out of control. AIBU to think that the law needs cha...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5437403-to-think-that-the-law-needs-changing-about-right-to-protect-yourself

NumbFeeling · 02/11/2025 12:26

I’ve also got a thread on this.

If not pepper spray, something else. We are not being protected by our authorities so we should be able to carry something to defend ourselves or help immobilise an attacker.

ComtesseDeSpair · 02/11/2025 12:25

If you spray pepper spray in an enclosed train carriage, you and the rest of the passengers aren’t going to have the upper hand, you’ll all be blinded and choking. If it’s legal to carry pepper spray, don’t you think the bad guys will also be carrying pepper spray to overpower you first?

DisplayPurposesOnly · 02/11/2025 12:24

i know pepper spray is illegal, but why? Should it be?

What could possibly go wrong...?

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