Massachusetts Self-Defense
Jun 11 2008, 23:22 EDT
The local news is running this story on a rapist in Boston's North End. He looks nothing like me, so that is nice. Their advice for women is the standard: don't walk alone at night, keep your cell phone handy, and hold your car keys in your hand to use as a weapon. Why isn't the advice carry a weapon? Weapons work remarkably better than keys as a [duh] weapon.
The phone is good for reporting crimes but not for stopping them. Or as the bumper sticker goes "When seconds count the Police are only minutes away."