Self defence - the best legal methods?

sorry to go down a well trod path my fiends

i want a legal form of DEFENCE to carry around, both for me & my Mrs...

my police fwend says theres nowt to do but report any threats you may incur ? , but what if someone actually does want to harm you, cant i buy a pepper spray or something to defend myself ????

I think the riots have confirmed a few things, mainly, theres lots of nasty people about who we need to defend ourselves from...

maybe the Yanks have had it right all along....

[johnnyrod]

Tricky one mate, I'll be interested to see the replies. Probably spills over into offensive weapon territory, which is anything "designed, modified or intended" to cause harm i.e. anything. There's your bare hands, can work well if you know what you're doing, but not so easy to buy off the shelf.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by pete m

sorry to go down a well trod path my fiends

i want a legal form of DEFENCE to carry around, both for me & my Mrs...

my police fwend says theres nowt to do but report any threats you may incur ? , but what if someone actually does want to harm you, cant i buy a pepper spray or something to defend myself ????

I think the riots have confirmed a few things, mainly, theres lots of nasty people about who we need to defend ourselves from...

maybe the Yanks have had it right all along....

Or maybe not - why take something along for them to beat you/spray you with?

All they have to do is see the item, take it off you, use against you, and frankly they are probably better in a fight than you are.

[johnnyrod]

SK's got a good point, (a) there's no guarantee your chosen stick will do anything for you and (b) once you start on someone, you've given them the OK to do anything they want to you.

[Bibio]

the problem with carrying anything for self defence is that it can be taken off you and used against you.

better looking at panic sirens. something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIDENT-MU...item43a9bde47f

Enrol for a basic self defence course.

My Mum changed buses in a dodgy area of Birmingham for 20 years and once belted an attacker round the head at full speed with her umbrella.

The best advice is to and do a course on self defence and learn how to use your own hands and feet.

EDIT: Damn, he may be an old codger, but Dicky Ticker still got there quicker than me!

A swift kick to the groin?

I heard some interesting advice ages ago that you should shout FIRE! if you're being attacked as people are more likely to come & look / get involved if they think it's a fire but ignore someone being attacked. (horrible I know)

Apparently, walking with your head up and a chest out type posture is one of the best forms of preventing an attack. By looking confident (even though inside you are pooping you self) can influence a potential attackers decision whether or not attack.

[Messie]

The very best form of self defense has to be avoid trouble in the first place