looking stuff up in case I get jumped, considering the climate, and apparently stun guns, tazers, and pepper spray are all illegal in canada cool so my options are, what? climb a mountain, have a kung-fu training montage? - ThreadSky

tinylesbianrobot.itch.io • 104 days ago

looking stuff up in case I get jumped, considering the climate, and apparently stun guns, tazers, and pepper spray are all illegal in canada

cool

so my options are, what? climb a mountain, have a kung-fu training montage?

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jojosey.bsky.social•104 days ago

So, idk how canadian laws are about it, but a thick metal masterlock are perfectly reasonable items that are in no way a weapon. Perfectly innocent and there's very good reasons to have both of them in your purse or pocket.

tinylesbianrobot.itch.io•104 days ago

this is a really good rec, thank you

tinylesbianrobot.itch.io•104 days ago

it's unlikely to work as a 'just scare them off' brandishment but if I got jumped it'd be some kind of edge, at least

jojosey.bsky.social•104 days ago

You could even tie a nice thick scarf around them so you don't lose them in your bag.

araclaire.bsky.social•104 days ago

Try umbrellas I believe there are some compatible with self def AKA meant for hitting. Good range as well

tinylesbianrobot.itch.io•104 days ago

whipping out an umbrella and dropping into a fencer's stance as the old training takes over

appreciate the suggestion, I'll see what I can find

beedokfern.bsky.social•104 days ago

Sports equipment of some sort? I don't know.

joshysquashy.bsky.social•104 days ago

I'm Canadian and I agree here. I find it bizarre that if you fight back in self-defence with a weapon of any kind, even improvised, you can be charged. It really privileges people who are just physically bigger and stronger.

tinylesbianrobot.itch.io•104 days ago

yeah 'prioritize escape' is really just 'if you're weak and vulnerable you lose'

rookknight.bsky.social•103 days ago

Honestly, a metal walking cane or crutch. It's a genuine disability aid so they can't prevent you from having it in public, and there are genuine self defense programs (usually marketed to seniors) describing proper use for physical defense as a more vulnerable person.

trishusband.itch.io•104 days ago

Might I suggest: laser baseball bat that you draw from somewhere in your midsection

tinylesbianrobot.itch.io•104 days ago

tragically I don't have access to hammerspace

maybe I could find a collapsible nightstick or something

idk disability means I'm not exactly peak performance, I was hoping I'd be allowed to carry something that doesn't cause any permanent damage but gives me a chance to run

trishusband.itch.io•104 days ago

Yeah, absolutely.

liisalee.bsky.social•104 days ago

bear spray, bike lock tied to a scarf, seat belt cutter, walking cane, belaying pin.

deltalirious.bsky.social•104 days ago

Human grade pepper spray may be a no, but what about bear spray? Might be able to get away with carrying that for protection if you're rural enough (or lie and say you go camping sometimes and now carry it out of habit)

tinylesbianrobot.itch.io•104 days ago

bear spray is legal to carry but illegal to use on a person

phoenix66.bsky.social•104 days ago

Wasp and hornet spray. 😉

tacticoolmemes.bsky.social•104 days ago

That is a total myth.

Pepper spray is 50 state legal to own and carry.

https://onherown.life/dont-use-wasp-spray-for-self-defense/

tacticoolmemes.bsky.social•104 days ago

Given you're in frozen Britbongistan (aka Canada), read up on the Material Safety Data Sheets of various spray products.

isabella-rose01.bsky.social•104 days ago

I saw a girl say she carries a hammer bc it can be effective and ppl are less likely to mess with you if you pull out something unhinged lol

brianforny21.bsky.social•104 days ago

I carried a hammer when I was in college in Worcester. Never had to swing it, luckily, but the two times I brandished it were enough for someone to decide not to rob me.

tinylesbianrobot.itch.io•104 days ago

as based as that is I'm concerned about how it would look if I had to hit someone with a hammer in self-defense and it went to court

I could see the argument being bought that carrying a hammer at all meant I was looking for a fight since it *is* so unhinged

isabella-rose01.bsky.social•104 days ago

Yeah that's fair. I'm in the US so less concerns about that specific aspect. Maybe you were planning on needing tools? Unfortunately you may just have to get creative... I was raised that pretty much anything can be a weapon if you need it to. Hopefully someone can come up with a better suggestion!

tinylesbianrobot.itch.io•104 days ago

yeah canada is in the position where anyone who's armed is assumed to be a premeditated assailant (why so many non-lethal weapons are banned) but if you're a minority who's liable to be attacked you're kinda up a creek

isabella-rose01.bsky.social•104 days ago

Yeah, I drove through Canada with my friend last spring & we were shocked at all the self defense things we couldn't have. We ended up carrying bear spray (not legal to use on ppl but we couldn't figure out anything better) and hoping we didn't need it. Idk what I would do if I lived there.

isabella-rose01.bsky.social•104 days ago

Would it make sense for your area to have a small hatchet in your car? For practical reasons? Or maybe a baseball bat but also glove and ball?

tinylesbianrobot.itch.io•104 days ago

nunchucks and switchblades are also banned by name so I can only assume the legislators coming up with this stuff were basing their decisions on 80s action movie street punks

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