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So pepper spray would be illegal? That’s insane.
by voakbasda 5y ago
So pepper spray would be illegal? That’s insane.
- JadeNB 5y agoIt looks like they explicitly call out pepper spray in your GP's quote (emphasis mine): > There are products which squirt a relatively safe, brightly coloured dye (as opposed to a pepper spray).
- int_19h 5y agoIt is an illegal "offensive weapon", yes. The way UK defines "offensive weapon", literally anything is one if you have intent to use it against somebody, even in self-defense: "any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use by him or by some other person ... even if they have some other legitimate use e.g. car keys held between the knuckles" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_weapon#England_and_Wales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_weapon#England_and_W...)
- trasz 5y agoIt is illegal. It probably does sound insane if you believe that carrying weapons can improve safety and not simply escalate violence. To me it’s a pretty sound policy.
- LocalH 5y agoSo, someone being attacked should just let it happen instead of fight back?
- randomswede 5y agoYou can fight back. You just can't (legally) bring implements to help you with it.
- lenkite 5y agoSo, if you are physically weaker, you must accept the abuse. Wow.
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- randomswede 5y agoOr run away. Or hope that a bystander intervenes.