Do You Think You Don't Need to Carry Pepper Spray?

My best friend moved out of state to start a new job. She was thrilled, yet anxious about the changes in her life. She had gone through some difficult times lately, a divorce and some medical challenges, and was also leaving behind two grown girls in college.

I asked her to be wary and to take precautions in her new home, but she said she had checked out the neighborhood with the local police and felt safe. So she thought it was a good area and that she would have no worries. She moved in, started her new job, made some new friends and seemed happy.

A few weeks later, while going through the parking garage at work, she noticed a man walking past her who seemed a bit suspicious. He didn't seem to be part of the corporate crowd that she worked with. His young age and his clothing gave her cause to wonder what he was doing there. He gave her a wink, walked past her, but then quickly turned around and tried to grab her purse. My friend screamed and kicked him, and he let go as some people ran to help her. The man escaped and the police were called. The police told her she was lucky; there had been a lot of purse snatchings in that parking garage in the past month. They suggested she walk to her car after work with a group for safety.

My friend called me about this incident and I recommended that she carry some type of self defense protection. I told her to get the strongest pepper spray available and to carry it with her at all times. She checked out many products and chose Wildfire 18% Pepper Spray. It's law enforcement strength, with 3 million Scoville Heat Units-making it super hot! One blast to an attacker's face will leave him in pain, temporarily blinded, and gasping for breath. This also contains a non-toxic vegetable dye for identification purposes.

After carrying this small pepper spray on her keychain everywhere she goes, she convinced her daughters that they need pepper spray for protection also. They quickly agreed after hearing about their mother's attack. Now they're telling all their friends to buy mace or pepper spray. A few of them had past occasions where they felt threatened and now feel more confident and safer, especially when they have to walk alone somewhere, or in the dark, even if it's just across campus.

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