Animal repellents are much better at protecting a person against a bear attack compared to a gun, according to a new report conducted by a biologist at Brigham Young University.
The biologist looked at over 250 aggressive bear encounters in Alaska and people and concluded that the use of caution and a self defense spray canister was just as effective as the use of a firearm.
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Mace spray was employed on an Iowa State football player after he tried to flee from police when they attempted to break up a fight that involved the football player and another man.
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Pepper spray was the device chosen to apprehend a female student at Arlington High School after it was reported that she punched and kicked a police officer.
According to police reports the 15-year-old student is being charged with assault and battery on a police officer and trespassing.
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Pepper spray was used on a 53-year-old male at Disneyland after he was reported to have been acting aggressively towards people at the adventure park.
The man in question was outside the Tower of Terror ride when he began to cause a scene. In a bid to control the man and bring the situation under control, an elderly security guard employed the self defense spray on him.
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A stun baton was employed on a man after he attacked a Kalama police officer after a chase downtown.
Two men who were acting suspiciously were confronted by the officer when the two men fled on foot. One of the individuals, a 19-year-old, was located a short while later and detained after a brief struggle.
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TASERS for women are becoming a popular self defense device for women concerned about their safety. And one nanny wasn’t afraid of using hers on a would-be thief after hearing a noise at the back of the house.
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Police TASERS have been used on a couple after police seized a sizable amount of bath salts, an illegal substance in the state of Virginia and Kentucky.
Police were called to a home where there were reports of bath salt abuse. A 28-year-old male and a 22-year-old female were taken into custody on a number of charges, including resisting arrest, drug possession and child endangerment.
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A stun gun was used on a 22-year-old male after a foot chase ended with police in Edmond. The suspect faces charges of felony DUI and obstructing an officer after a traffic stop.
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TASER guns are being reviewed under Scotland County schools for the possible use of them on unruly students on school property.
The issue of their use came up when a school resource officer threatened to employ the use of the self defense device in order to break up a fight between two students at Scotland High School.
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A TASER was used on a Stillwater resident at the nursing home after he is alleged to have stabbed a female employee in the chest with a ballpoint pen, refusing to put the pen down afterwards.
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