Nowadays when it comes to self defense everyone regardless of the fact that you male or female should have some form of protection under their belt, which will enable them to utilize those skills when they require them the most.
Women especially.
Now however boyfriends and husbands may be asking their girlfriends and wives to walk them to the car during night time hours after they received training in defense and alertness from Adams County Sheriff Chuck Mayfield.
The self defense course which was called Ladies Beware focused on increasing the options available to women. According to the ACSO, there is one violent crime taking place every five seconds in the United States, in addition to 172 women sexually or physically assaulted every hour.
As a result of this there are numerous defense classes accessible for women to undertake which enables them to expand on their skills and to understand how they can defend themselves in any situation. Furthermore the skills they learn allow them to avoid becoming a target.
Whenever a woman undertakes a defense course she can expect to learn vital skills that relate to avoidance and situational techniques, in addition to utilizing improvised weapons and self defense devices.
The course also instructs women to stop certain behaviors which may force them to stand out in the crowd when an attacker is looking for a victim. For example, predators generally target women who may be distracted when on the phone, looking down or searching through their bags.
Not only that, but employing improvised weapons is ideal as women will learn how to utilize what they have in their purse at the time a potential attack may take place. Thus helping to give the woman the upper hand in a situation.
Instead of teaching intensive physical moves which may be forgotten after six months have passed, many self defense courses focus on teaching woman simple moves such as a choke-hold release.
The main goal however with these courses is to prepare a woman in case she should find herself a target. By knowing what to do in a situation will provide a better chance of escaping without any harm, compared to not having any protection skills at all.
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Officers recently had to employ a TASER device on a cocaine suspect after he tried to make a getaway in a car during an incident which took place overnight at a bar in the town of DeWitt.
The 34-year-old man who was subdued by officers was subsequently charged and arrested with resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance, aggravated assault on a police officer, in addition to driving while intoxicated. A 35-year-old male and a 25-year-old female were also arrested with possession of a controlled substance.
Around 2:30 a.m., DeWitt officers were called to a disturbance taking place at a pub. On arrival officers noticed a vehicle situated in the rear of the parking lot. As a result, they approached the car when one of the officers noticed a substance on the arm of an occupant inside the car. This substance appeared to be cocaine.
After the suspects were ordered to remove themselves from the vehicle, the 34-year-old man refused and struggled with officers as he attempted to make his escape by driving off. Because of this an officer employed his TASER device on the driver in a bid to subdue him.
With the situation under control, officers then transported the 34-year-old man to a hospital where he was treated for possible overdoes fears.
When it comes to cases such as these that sees a suspect attempting to make an escape in a vehicle, the only possible means of successfully stopping that from happening is with the utilization of a self defense device, such as the one employed.
Of course when it comes to drugs the use of these tools has raised questions about the safety levels involved. As a result, when the 34-year-old man was stopped officers then proceeded to take him to a hospital where evaluations could be undertaken regarding his health.
And yet, there will always be questions in the minds of the officers’ as to whether or not they should employ the TASER tools they have been given. But when it comes to the safety of an individual and preventing them from further harming themselves, then surely the use of such a tool is necessary.
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Nowadays it’s not just hikers who are arming themselves with pepper spray in case of a confrontation with a dangerous animal; now zookeepers are joining the group.
The spray canister is seeing a rise in zoos as the zookeepers look for novel ways to protect themselves against an attack from potentially hostile animals.
Of course before the zookeepers are allowed to carry the device around with them, they are first required to undertake training to enable them to effectively know what to do in different scenarios.
During the training process the zookeepers learn how far the spray can travel, in addition to taking wind into account. Consequently what they learn will ultimately aid them on the job, just like pepper spray has helped many hikers who find themselves unexpectedly confronted with an angry bear.
However when it comes to zoo keeping there will ultimately be times when the safety of a zookeeper is called into question. But now that zoos are starting to consider a self defense spray as an ideal option for the protection of its workers, those incidences will be reduced greatly.
When it comes to humans many people often carry a personal safety device around with them to maintain their safety when outside. And yet, it can often be overlooked that animals just like humans are prone to attack every now and then as well.
As a result of this because individuals protect themselves from other individuals, there should also be a form of protection against dangerous animals too.
Wherever a person works, regardless of whether it’s with animals or people, they should be able to go to work knowing that their well being is in safe hands. And while there may be times when that may be questioned, simply knowing that they carry their own form of self defense should be enough to increase their confidence in the workplace.
Pepper spray provides the perfect solution when it comes to protection against dangerous zoo animals. Quick and effective, it certainly does the job at stopping an animal in its tracks, allowing enough time for a zookeeper to escape.
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Next week officers from Victoria in Australia will meet in Philadelphia where a conference of American police chiefs will meet to discuss the growing concerns about TASER weapon safety.
The Police Executive Research Forum will be in attendance to evaluate its guidelines concerning the employment of the self defense devices after a debate began about the safety of the tools when its guidelines were updated last in 2005.
The findings presented at the conference could have dire consequences for the utilization of the personal protection weapons in Australia, where 30 are currently under trail in several of the police stations.
Furthermore, it was found that a TASER device was also accidentally fired at a police station earlier this month. Many of the officers who will be attending are aware that the tools have been used recklessly overseas and are hoping that when they hear from other agencies’ experiences with the devices the mistakes will no longer be repeated.
At the beginning of this month a 12 month trial in rural Victoria began to see how effective the use of the self defense devices were, where a decision will be determined at the end of the period to determine whether or not they will be put in place statewide.
Anyone who owns a TASER weapon will find that attending a conference aimed at them is extremely beneficial. For those who are new to the self defense world gaining as much information on these tools will only aid them when they most need them in the long run.
Of course it’s always easy to attend something and quite another thing putting it into practice. In these instances though individuals will find that they are better prepared when they have attended these conferences. Additionally, by listening to others who have in-depth experience with the tools this will present an ideal opportunity to knowing what to do and what not to do in situations that require their use.
Only then will the misuse of these tools come to an end, especially when law enforcement is using them. By following an example that other’s set will greatly help other individuals in times of need by knowing how to use them effectively.
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Officers in Beverly Hills are searching for a thief who stole lottery tickets from a gas station. During the robbery which took place in the early hours of the morning, the thief stunned one of the clerks with a stun gun device as he made his get away.
According to reports the clerk initially noticed a person inside the shop stealing lottery ticket scratch cards while he was taking trash outside.
As a result, the store clerk went inside to confront the man, but he was met with the stunning device as the thief ran off with several hundred dollars of lottery cards. A couple who had pulled up to refill their car were able to follow the suspect where they say him get into a waiting car.
Unfortunately, they weren’t able to successfully get a license plate; however the couple was able to relate to officers that the suspects were driving a dark colored Ford Taurus. Furthermore, the thief is described as a white man roughly five feet eight inches tall, who was wearing a white mask.
This is the latest incident that has involved a stun gun during a robbery; and regrettably it won’t be the last. Nowadays it’s not uncommon to see in the news individuals employing a self defense device with the intention to cause harm as they attempt to steal from those who have no form of protection.
And while this is the case, it’s important for people to remember that while there are people out there who only purchase these tools with harmful intent, they can also be utilized for the greater good.
Prospective buyers who have done their research will be able to find ample information showing the benefits of owning a stun gun. Effective and easy to use, they provide the necessary defense mechanism that someone is after if they have no self defense skills of their own.
Of course, it’s also vital to remember that when a person does come into ownership of such a tool, they don’t abuse it. They have been designed to provide maximum protection to millions of people across the globe, not to harm those who don’t need to be stunned.
Respecting the device will present an individual with a greater form of protection that they can rely on when the need arises.
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All sports fan know that at some point there will be an incident that involves an individual who decides to jump the fence to run on the baseball field. And in most cases the usual signs are typically a drunken fan running onto the field with the crowd cheering him on. Next you will see a TASER device aimed at tackling the said drunken fan, and a team of security who brings the situation to an end.
The latest sports event that took place was in Baltimore at an Orioles Twins game. While the game was in play a fan took the opportunity to gain their 15 minutes of fame by running from the left field bleachers zigzagging across the field.
But what made this incident unusual, was the simple fact that the fan was allowed to do this for more than two minutes.
With video footage available, it shows that the security officers were in no hurry to stop the man as he continued his antics. Which ultimately begs the questions why?
In this day and age any unusual activity, especially at events that attract a large number of people demands a security force that takes their job seriously by being on high alert when it comes to the safety of the public.
Unfortunately this didn’t seem to be the case in this situation. Maybe the security team didn’t feel like they needed to run after the individual. Maybe they thought that if they ignored him, he would realize his foolishness and end it in his own time.
And yet, while these maybe some possibilities, they aren’t possibilities that can be taken lightly. Who’s to know what he could have done in those two minutes if his intentions were to create harm and destruction to the many spectators and baseball players that day.
Even if the security team were too lazy to chase after the man they could easily have utilized a TASER weapon to put a stop to his antics. These self defense devices are effective in that an officer no longer needs to apply brute force when taking down a suspect.
Now, all it takes is a quick stun and the individual will be incapacitated, thus ending any further attempts at disruption, whether it’s at a baseball game or in any other situation.
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An officer found himself in a situation that turned violent after attempting to make a routine traffic stop, that was captured on tape.
The police officer had initially pulled over the 45-year-old man on a Wednesday afternoon after a report had been made that the man was involved in a hit and run.
However when the officer attempted the traffic stop he found the suspect upset and in an aggressive manner. When an attempt was made to handcuff the individual only one handcuff was securely managed. As a result the officer then employed his TASER device, where he targeted the man’s lower back.
Unfortunately this seemed to set the 45-year-old man into a raging attack, where the video caught him lunging towards the officer and subsequently hitting him several times in the face before wrestling the officer on to his police car and sidewalk.
While the suspect holds the officer in a head lock against the car in a bid to hit him again, another officer arrives on the scene and utilizes his self defense device on the hostile man. The second time proves more of a success, allowing both officers to successfully handcuff the man and take him away into police custody.
Nowadays officers carry TASER weapons with them while on duty; but when it comes to traffic stops an officer will never know what type of person awaits them as they approach. As a result they are required to be vigilant while on duty in these instances.
In this case the suspect was pulled over after being involved in a hit and run accident. However when the officer approached the car, he found the man to be hostile. Luckily, he had his self defense tool with him where he was quick to employ it.
But he wasn’t able to effectively deliver the jolt that these devices are known for. Because of this the man became more aggressive and began fighting the officer on to his car and sidewalk, which ultimately saw the assistance of a second officer arrive.
If you are required to use a TASER device for your safety, it’s important that you do so correctly in order to achieve the impact you desire when fending off a hostile individual.
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Officers recently recovered a stun gun along with cannabis after a raid was undertaken at the England home of a 30-year-old man.
During the raid officers found that they man had 26 sprouting cannabis plants that were a foot-tall inside a cupboard. Furthermore 18 cannabis cuttings were found hanging on a washing line in a bedroom complete with transformers, fans, scales, lights and the self defense device.
Once officers uncovered what the man had in his possession they subsequently hauled the cannabis and stunning tool away.
When the 30-year-old man turned up at his home he was arrested. Talking to police he explained that the cannabis he grew was for personal use, while the stun gun was for protection, even though it was no longer in working order.
According to the officers who took the device away it wasn’t considered a weapon as parts of it were missing for it to work. As a result the man was ordered to 12 months of community work, in addition to paying a fine.
While the man explained to police he had possession of a stun gun for his protection, a non-working one won’t do the job. It’s important for individuals to remember that when they purchase a self defense device that they maintain it so that when they do require its assistance it will function correctly.
It doesn’t take much to look after these tools, but by doing so you will be able to walk outside or even in your own home knowing that a defense device is not far away if you should need it.
Not only that, but if you don’t maintain your device and find that you do require its help, only to find it doesn’t work, you could end up in a situation that ends badly for yourself, simply because you didn’t take the required time to keep it in maintaining order.
Remember, nothing in this world will work properly unless the correct care has been applied; and the same goes for a stun gun device. You bought it for a reason, so take the time to look after what you have invested in. You never know when you may have to utilize it.
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Officers have recently revealed that they are considering the utilization of high powered TASER devices because of the short range weapons failures.
The self defense weapon which is under consideration would be capable of firing a shell from a 12 gauge shotgun that encloses a TASER unit inside. The pellets projected would ultimately deliver an electric shock similar to the tools now in use, but would not be wired to the gun itself.
Furthermore officers employing the unit would be allowed to fire it from up to 30 meters away from an individual compared to the tools used currently which only have a six meter range.
However the self defense devices that police are currently employing provide the best option when it comes to short range incidents.
Of course when these devices will be added in many of the police departments across the United States, and no doubt the rest of the world, is not yet determined. But when they are it will present a number of the officers who employ these tools with more ease at reaching a suspect.
Compared to the TASER weapons in use now, these new high powered devices would help officers at taking down an individual who may otherwise be too far away to reach. Not only that, but the high powered tools would also help to ensure an officer’s safety. They wouldn’t have to be in proximity to a person in order to subdue them, which is often the case with the short range weapons in use.
Nowadays the employment of a device such as this is seeing an increase not only in law enforcement, but also among the public who require a device for their protection. Because of this it doesn’t seem surprising that the design of an innovative high powered tool should come to light.
After all if the devices that are available have become so popular over the years it only seems natural that companies will want to further improve on what’s available by increasing a person’s safety.
And when such a device does become available it will provide individuals a new way of protecting themselves with more added distance involved.
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What should have been a memorable evening for many teenagers took a turn for the worst after police were called to the scene of three separate fights at a teen dance. Officers were seen employing pepper spray into a crowd of people amounting to around 100 that consisted mainly of teenagers.
Several of the people in the crowd were treated by paramedics at the scene, while one person was taken to a hospital; however police are not sure whether that individual was injured as a result of a fight that took place or the spray released.
Event organizers at the teen dance estimated that roughly around 1,500 teenagers from 13-17-years of age were in attendance at the dance. During the time of the dance, from 7 to 10 p.m., there were no major incidents reported.
Throughout the event nine police officers were assigned to the dance. However it wasn’t until the dance came to an end that three fights broke out in three different areas between the hours of 10 and 10:30 p.m.
Apparently when the first fight began it created momentum for the second and third fight to begin. It wasn’t long though before officers at the event were seen working at bringing the situations under control. In order to achieve this effectively the use of pepper spray was put into action.
While many parents may think the employment of the spray was a bit extreme, it’s also important for them to realize that the officers relied on the assistance of the self defense spray simply because they wanted to protect the teenagers present, making sure they got home safely, as well as maintaining the safety of the police officers as well.
Of course when the pepper spray was utilized it was only sprayed on those fighting, not the teenagers watching the fight. But with a combination of wind, the spray traveled which effected more teenagers than was necessary.
Thankfully though with the officers present at the dance, they were able to stop the fights from escalating any further; and if they use of pepper spray had to be employed for this to happen then the parents of the teenagers at the dance should be grateful that nothing further was able to take place.
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