Hi Steemians! Nowadays you can buy pepper spray almost everywhere, but do people also know how to use it? Best of course if you try it out in a safe environment first, but few have the chance (or willingness) to do so.
At least watch this video, where a spray application was done very successfully.
Key takeaways:
- Most important: Get out from the situation if you can, in this case it was a police officer, so he had to deal with it, but often the Nike defense (run away) is most useful; if this is not possible then:
- Keep distance, try to de-escalate if possible
- Keep an overview of the surrounding, e.g. bystanders, comrades of the attacker, etc.
- Get ready in time and if needed DO NOT hesitate.
- Stay controlled and target the face.
Of course not always you will have that much time to prepare, sometime you are caught by surprise, even more so you need to try to stay alert if you are in a public space, and always try to stay out of the red zone
If you don´t have a spray yet, which one to buy? There are many out there, generally a gel is in fact better then a spray as it is much less susceptible to winds, e.g. this one.
Source: The youtube-channel Active Self Protection
