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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:22 AM Original message |
Poll question: Women Only Poll: Do You Carry Mace (Pepper Spray)? |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
1. My wife carries pepper spray, and would seriously fight back if confronted |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I've decided to buy as many as I can and give them away to women we know. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:00 AM Response to Reply #2 |
69. so now they can pepper spray some guy in the grocery store? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #69 |
77. Over-reaction; it's the American way. |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. I use to.... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. my niece at 12 and her friend with an adult female friend in restaurant |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Exactly right, seabeyond |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I agree - in a public place start yelling |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:13 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. my friend making all kinds of excuses. couldnt say anything to manager, didnt think woman |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #14 |
72. If the waiter was LUCKY all that would have happened is an escort. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Yep, it's tough. We're currently teaching our young daughter how to size up situations/people |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. very good on you |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
6. My wife carries |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Of course she does. nt |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #6 |
29. My wife has her CCW also |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
7. Where's the "no but I react appropriately to the situation presented to me" response? |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. If someone groped my wife's or daughter's ass, in a store or otherwise, pepper spray would be the... |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I would add it but there are already a number of votes. Sorry for the omission. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Well thought out response |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. i so disagree. blaming, no. correcting yes... a woman leaves the man to do to another |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I've seen more situations |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. again... i disagree. looking for the very worst that can possibly happen |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I'm not interested in the "protection racket" |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. again, i disagree. i guess it is perspective, how you chose to see it. i dont see it like that |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. I haven't said other men shouldn't speak up. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. ya... well... that isnt what i said. it is how you interpreted my words though |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. I understand your frustration, because |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:46 AM Response to Reply #36 |
50. I was walking with another guy and 3 girls one night |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. You're a nice, good, person. Thank you. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 04:49 AM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Agreed |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #13 |
28. Well said! The last thing somebody needs after something like that is to be told she didn't handle |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. YES! |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Being assertive with a gun in your hand |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
33. Exactly--can't and won't answer a push poll! nt |
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momster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
38. That's the Answer I wanted |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
60. Confidence, my friend. Confidence. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. In your car a can of oven cleaner or wasp spray is much better |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:27 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Or Formula 407! |
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WyLoochka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
15. I carry it when I run to ward off |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:26 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Idiots who use big bully dogs to enhance their macho affectation |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:10 AM Response to Reply #19 |
71. Admittedly, this describes me, in recent years. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
22. No... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
24. No but I don't take whatever comes my way either! |
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fight4my3sons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
25. no |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
26. Yes. I have it in my hand as I walk to the bus stop in the mornings going to work. |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
27. No, but . . . |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
30. My wife is a red head, she don't need no pepper spray - they do |
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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
34. I used to carry it |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
35. Spraying a can of whoop-ass on innocent bystanders doesn't strike me as appropriate somehow. |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
39. I took a self defense class abt 8 years ago |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
42. I don't bother. A dog helps. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Not appropriate in a grocery store check out line. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
43. Sometimes I carry pepper spray - but I also carry a gun |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. A well-timed elbow-thrust can be invaluable... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
46. People need to learn, be trained, how to react. It's ok to make a scene. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:21 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. But even better, you can look a person in the eye when you first feel intimidated, in any way. |
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TimeChaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
48. When I go for long walks in the evenings, yes |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 06:17 AM Response to Original message |
51. No because.. |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
53. You need to have a permit to carry it here. |
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ruby slippers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 03:03 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. gosh in Florida you can now carry a gun in your car to your workplace.... |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:40 AM Response to Reply #53 |
74. where? |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. Massachusetts n/t |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
54. No |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 03:01 AM Response to Original message |
55. I've read some of the replies. |
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ruby slippers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 03:03 AM Response to Original message |
56. but I DO walk with my key pointed outward in between my fingers when |
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zippy890 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 04:58 AM Response to Original message |
59. no. I walk down the street like I fuckin OWN it |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
61. it's worse the younger you are |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:21 AM Response to Reply #61 |
67. Yep! And let me guess, the younger you were, the older the men were? |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:39 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. yup *shudders* n/t |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
62. No. I carry a Ruger .45 |
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tsdraegeth (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:45 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. That's exactly what we need |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:08 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. LOL. |
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tsdraegeth (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:11 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. TY, but I am serious |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:02 AM Response to Reply #65 |
70. But, to that line of thinking, the very whistle that was intended to protect a woman |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:34 AM Response to Reply #63 |
73. It IS exactly what we need. |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:42 AM Response to Reply #62 |
75. Good choice Maddy, great caliber too! |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
66. No, I never carry anything for defense that could be used on me instead. n/t |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
76. My experience re self-defense, particularly women against men |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
78. I live in the boonies and rarely leave home, so no. |
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