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Become A Goon-fighting Urbanite With Pens, Nail File, And An Umbrella

No one can hurt you without your consent. It’s important to remember this as you go through a day full of danger - real and imagined. That young man you stand next to while waiting for your friend to pick you up could be a robber. That nice old lady you sit next to could be a thief waiting for the right moment to pick your bag. As you stand in some dimly-lit corner hailing a cab, you could fall prey to senseless acts of violence. How do you protect yourself from all these and more? Look around, and understand the value of the things you see - or don’t - as potential weapons.

1. Umbrella - The umbrella is handy for a rainy day and for self-defense, too. Transform it into a cane, and rain forceful blows into your assailant’s head and body. You may also use it to block your enemy’s punches or strike his hand so he unintentionally lets go of his knife.

2. Glass bottle - You could be drinking soda one moment and defending yourself the next. The glass bottle is widely recognized as a street weapon, and with good reason, too. Before it breaks, it packs a lot of strength as you use it to strike your opponent’s head. Once the bottle breaks, it becomes even more dangerous. The bottleneck, with its jagged end, could lacerate whatever and whomever it hits.

3. Ballpen - Believe it or not, that Cross pen set you purchased could save your life. Those Cross century pens make the perfect weapon because of their material and size. They’re sturdy, durable, and so put them anywhere - inside your bag, in your front pocket, or stuck to the notebook you are carrying. Then, too, Cross pens are such classy writing tools it’s difficult to identify them with anything menacing. Your attacker might even scoff at you if you take one out and declare, “I could hurt you real bad with my pen, so you might want to return to wherever it is you came from.”

As a weapon, the humble pen is potent and powerful. You can use it to stab your assailant’s body or gouge an eye out, thus buying you precious time to get away.

4. Nail file - Not only for cleaning nails, you could use this to wipe the smug smile off that mugger’s face. Use this the same way you would use your Cross pens.

5. Hair spray - Aerosol is an irritant, so if you spray this directly onto your attacker’s eyes, it will cause short-term blindness and disorientation. You will have thus time to scream for help as you run away.

Remember, you are never powerless. You are never defenseless. By being attuned to the dangers around you and the little ordinary weapons you can use to protect yourself, you might even live to be ninety!

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