| Self defense has become legal in some states that | | | | ear-piercing sound that is supposed to ward off an |
| gadgets have been invented for this purpose. In the old | | | | attacker. It is controlled by a safety pin. When this |
| days when these gadgets have not been invented, | | | | safety pin comes off, the alarm also goes off and |
| self defense entailed using objects of everyday use | | | | would be heard from a considerable distance, thus |
| as a weapon of self defense. In a way, the advent of | | | | warning other people within the vicinity. It could also |
| these new weapons of self defense has made it | | | | thwart the plans of a would-be attacker. |
| possible to remove the need for an explanation or | | | | Then there's the pepper spray which, when directed to |
| proof of it in a court of law. If this self-defense | | | | the eyes of the attacker, would temporarily disable his |
| weapon was used, then it would be assumed that self | | | | sense of sight and cause irritation on the attacker's |
| defense was the purpose. Of course, it can also be | | | | mucous membranes. |
| abused. | | | | There is also another type of spray which emits a dye |
| But just to be clear on this, let us first define the term. | | | | that doesn't come off for a good number of days. The |
| Self defense consists of intentionally causing bodily | | | | purpose of this is to mark the assailant for later |
| injury or sometimes even death to another person. A | | | | identification. |
| person is not justified when he kills another intentionally, | | | | Then there's the stun gun which produces a high |
| unless, he reasonably believes that it was necessary | | | | voltage electrical charge that shocks the attacker, |
| to kill the other person to prevent the latter from killing | | | | leaving the attacked person the chance to run. There |
| or inflicting bodily injury on him. But it won't be self | | | | are different voltages being used. You have to be |
| defense if he himself was to blame for starting the | | | | close enough to the attacker in order to shock him and |
| fight. Nor may a person intentionally injure another | | | | you have to direct it to exposed skin. |
| unless he reasonably believes that it was necessary | | | | A variation of this is the Taser gun which shoots two |
| to prevent an immediate injury to himself. But again if | | | | darts into the assailant thereby delivering the charge. |
| he was the one who started the fight, then it doesn't | | | | The advantage of a Taser is you can be in a far |
| count as self-defense. | | | | distance from the attacker and the darts would pierce |
| Just what are these weapons of self defense we're | | | | through clothing. |
| talking about? There's this device that emits an | | | | |