I have a slock, which is a lock on a piece of pantyhose. It can be untied and left in my bag and nobody will know what it is at an airport.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Awful, just awful.
Y’all, don’t go anywhere without some means of self-defense. A pocket stun gun costs $20, or if you live in a country where they’re banned, carry a pocket corkscrew with a foil cutter on the end.
BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Two rolls of quarters are entirely legal to carry, and act as makeshift brass knuckles in a pinch.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
Shattering your knuckles sounds like a bad idea, especially if your initial defense does not incapacitate your attacker, as it may render you unable to continue to fight back.
As Despoticun mentioned, a ‘tactical’ style flashlight or pen would be better options.
despoticruin@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
If you go this route then hammer, don’t punch. I hear that those small steel flashlights with the castellated heads are perfect for exactly that kind of swing.
Geetnerd@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
[deleted]despoticruin@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
You can put a bit more force into a punch from a standing position because you can use your legs, but using a weapon that adds mass to your hands can very easily cause permanent damage if you punch. Using strikes takes advantage of the weapon itself to take the majority of the recoil. The combination of the added mass usually makes the weaponed strike hit harder than an unassisted punch either way.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Fitspacks are always a bad idea. If you want something legal to carry, start keeping your keys on a locking carbiner rated for rock climbing. If it has a kilonewton (kN) rating stamped in it, it is suitable. This won’t collapse on your hand and no amount of force any human is capable of generating will break it, but anyone whose nose you drive it into at maximum effort is likely to remember the experience. This should also be legal to carry anywhere.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Definitely not a bad way to go in a pinch.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
Stun guns, while potentially being intimidating to a lone attacker, is surprisingly ineffective if actually used for defense.
Pepper spray, specifically the type that uses a stream instead of a fine mist, is far more effective at stopping an attack and giving an opportunity to escape.
I recommend POM pepper spray, personally.
MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Yeah I’ve been hit by a few stun guns, but not the police kind. It hurts sure and it makes a scary noise, but if I were intent on violence they would not stop me.
0x0@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
The police kind might actually kill you.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
But also are still only 60% effective and can be defeated with a thick coat, besides you need to have the exact distance between prongs for intramuscular incapacitation, too close, too far, or one prong miss will all likely fail to adequately incapacitate the attacker.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s a good option, no doubt.