This is rather strange. Though we have progressed a lot and call ourselves civilized, we are still grappling with the dark side of human nature. We are still savages when it comes to serving our interests, fighting to reach the top, hurting others for our pleasure. We do not hesitate to infringe the basic human rights of others. If you don’t agree with me, go to a court nearby and find out how many cases are pending there. What is more startling is that most of the heinous crimes against women are committed not by some random rogue guy on the street but by their own relatives, friends and even husband!
In this scenario, it becomes difficult for a woman to judge a person and make a decision about whom to trust and whom not to. The only person she can trust is herself. To do so she must prepare herself to take on any challenge at any time. The danger may not be lurking in the dark in a blind alley but in her office or a nearby shopping mall. The security and safety experts in the US suggest that ideally, women should go under some kind of self-defense training. This would help her not only save herself from the assailant but also overpower him to send him to the jail. But this is an ideal situation where we presume that not only a woman finds time to undergo a martial arts training but also fights with the assailants. There is no way to ensure that she would overpower the assailant who might be armed, barehanded. So the need for keeping some kind of personal safety device cannot be overstated. These days there are many women's self-defense products available in the market. They can range from a few dollars to a few thousand dollars depending upon the device. Stun Guns, TASER, flashlights, concealed knives and pepper spray are some of the most popular women's self-defense products available online today. Some of these need a license to keep the others like pepper spray does not need any license. Apart from this, on one hand, the cost of knives, pepper spray is around $10 the cost of stun guns etc can be from $100+. While some need a lot of practice the others are easy to use; pepper spray needs no prior training, spray it like a deodorant product like stun guns, Tasers etc. need to be practiced beforehand to be an effective self-defense device.
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