I don’t know why the the police are surprised that scumbags are attacking the elderly and disabled. They will always go after the weak. That’s why its important to be strong even if you have to carry something extra to give you that strength…like a pepper spray or stun gun — no matter your age.

In Cincinnati Police Detectives say criminals are now attacking disabled people and the elderly.

Investigators said it’s unusual that crooks are targeting those who can’t fight back, and what’s even more outrageous is that they still do it even if they only get away with a few dollars. (more…)

The story below is about someone who did something that I can really identify with. I know this is vigilantism and frowned up. But, sometimes a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do!

A French Valley (California) father charged with tying up and using a stun gun on a man who sent an explicit photo to his 17-year-old daughter struck a plea deal Wednesday, according to the Riverside County district attorney’s office.

William Frederick Atwood, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of false imprisonment and another of assault with a firearm, office spokesman John Hall said. Atwood had been charged with multiple counts, including felony assault and making criminal threats.

Atwood faces three years probation and 128 days of weekends in the custody of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Hall said. Those in the weekend custody program typically spend time in jail, on work detail or are placed under home monitoring.

William Atwood, left, pleaded guilty to binding and using a stun gun on a man who sent an explicit photo to his teenage daughter.

In exchange for the guilty pleas, most of the charges were dropped. If Atwood completes his probation with no problems, he could seek to have his felony convictions reduced to misdemeanors, Hall said.

Authorities said Atwood lured Justin Moore, of Temecula, to his home on Jan. 10 last year after Moore sent Atwood’s daughter a picture of his genitals.

In court, Moore testified that when he went to Atwood’s home, he expected to discuss the photo and maybe have dinner. Instead, authorities said Atwood fired a shotgun blast over Moore’s car and ordered Moore to strip to his boxers.

Atwood then bound Moore with zip ties and shocked him on the neck with a stun gun, police said. Atwood also threatened to bury Moore on the Pechanga Indian Reservation, authorities said.

After about an hour, authorities said, Atwood turned Moore over to police, saying Moore was trespassing.

Atwood’s lawyer said his client believed Moore peered into another daughter’s window in the early morning hours within a few days of when the photo was sent. Atwood also filed a police report accusing Moore of sending pornography to a minor.

The only difference between me and Mr. Moore is that I don’t think I would be shocking him on the neck!

Below is a comment sent to me by my distributor Jon Sheppard. This was his response to the story I posted about the Wisconsin woman using pepper spray to defend herself then being afraid to report it. Its a good story.

You are absolutely 100% right Michael. I couldn’t agree more or say it better myself.

I actually had a discussion about the legality of pepper spray n stun guns with a shop owner here in NC. While I was informing him that it was legal and while he kept asking for proof, there was a lady outside the store at one of the gas pumps screaming. I turned to look and saw a guy that this woman didn’t seem to know manhandling her at the sleeve.

I thought to myself,”Well, I guess we will find out if these things are legal or not because this lady needs some help!” Of course there was no police in sight. There were other people standing at other gas pumps and they were not inclined to help. So I grabbed one of my keychain pepper sprays and sprung into action.

I think I might’ve actually told the shop owner that we would find out if my products were legal or not because I was “fixing” to use it (people in the country just love that word!). The attacker never saw me coming. By the time he finally snatched her purse from around her shoulder and turned to run, I was standing right there and sprayed a nice dose of pepper spray directly in his face.

What happened next I’ll never forget. The attacker froze and glared at me with a look I cannot describe as anything but total shock himself and I thought to myself, “Oh boy, you did it now, Jon! You’re gonna have to knock this guy out with something stronger than this pepper spray!!!” But as soon as I thought this and took my stance to defend myself, the attacker held his hands to his face and screamed like a little girl, “Why did you do that??!!! It hurts!!!”

The attacker fell to the ground in the fetal position. When the cops arrived, they looked at my pepper spray, read its contents, and informed the shop owner that not only was it legal…but it was the same spray that had been issued to their department and was found to be the most effective way to stop a fight before a fight actually occurred.

The shop owner didn’t hesitate. He purchased all the pepper spray I had with me!!! But it proved to me that sometimes it doesn’t matter what the law says. You have the god given right to protect yourself or someone in trouble anytime and anywhere no matter what!!! Nobody can tell me different because I know what’s right.

Pepper spray is legal in Wisconsin as long as its not more than 10% concentration. Many people like the woman below believe pepper spray to be illegal in Wisconsin.

A 20-year-old Madison woman who was grabbed and being dragged to an alley Tuesday afternoon got out of the suspect’s grasp by spraying him in the face with pepper spray, Madison police reported.

The woman didn’t report the attack until the next day, fearing she’d get in trouble for having pepper spray.

Not so.

“In Madison, it is legal to possess pepper spray and use it in self-defense,” said Madison Police spokesman Joel DeSpain.

The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Monday on State Street near Lake Street.

“A disheveled man grabbed her by the wrist and tried to pull her into an alley,” DeSpain said. “After she sprayed him in the face, he let go of her arm, put his hands to his face and bellowed out a swear word.”

“The investigating officer told her this was a serious incident that needed to be reported immediately so police might have a better chance of arresting a suspect,” DeSpain said.

Once again, Tasers are used to effectively and with out causing damage but citizens are denied this self defense product. This incident took place in Australia where there was a massive confiscation of guns by the government in 1997-1999.

A police officer used a Taser to subdue a pit bull terrier yesterday when it viciously attacked a woman at her home in Sydney’s west.

The attack came as an ambulance service spokesman said 12 people had been bitten by dogs in the past 24 hours.

Police were called to the Parramatta house about 10:30am to investigate an assault on a man who also lived there.

When police moved in to arrest the woman because she was hindering their investigation, the dog attacked one officer and then latched on to the woman’s arm.

An officer then stunned the animal with a Taser and restrained it in a room in the house.

Nice to know that Tasers also work against attacking dogs.

This real incident illustrates a valid reason why anyone venturing into the woods should use bear spray. Especially you people in New York. Use against the bears in the woods and in the city.

A hiker in Teton Canyon used pepper spray to fended off a reported grizzly bear Sunday, Wyoming Game and Fish officials said Thursday.

Former Colorado resident Chris Laing was hiking about a mile up the north fork of the Teton Creek Trail, the trail that goes to Table Mountain, when “he contacted a reported grizzly bear sow with two cubs of the year,” Wyoming Game and Fish Specialist Mike Boyce said.

The bear was apparently chasing Laing’s dog when it veered off and headed for Laing.

The bear charged three times before being deterred by the spray.

“The bear got as close as five feet,” Boyce said. “He sprayed the bear with bear spray on all three charges and was able to get out of there uninjured.”

Boyce said he thought the man’s dog was a factor in provoking this bear.

“The bear was just … defending her cubs,” he said.

An investigation of the incident couldn’t confirm the type of bear because of poor tracking conditions, but “the behavior that this bear displayed was confident with aggressive, defensive grizzly bear behavior,” Boyce said.

The Forest Service has since posted warning signs on the trail, but the trail is not closed.

The bear and her cubs were behaving naturally and will not be captured or killed, Boyce said.

“We’re just planning on closely monitoring the situation up there,” he said.

Boyce recommends hiking with at least one other person, making plenty of noise, keeping dogs under control and carrying a defense such as bear spray and knowing how to use it.

“That’s one thing Chris did very well,” Boyce said. “[Bear spray] was effective in this incident. He was able to get out of there without injury.”

I don’t believe this will be a practical self defense product for the regular person, but it is interesting.

The Armstar Bodyguard is like a hands-free version of a stun gun.

David Brown came up with the bodyguard idea seven years ago after a mountain lion mauled three people in California. He realized the new tool could be used — not only for personal self-defense — but also by the police and military.

“It works as a defensive shield. It works like baton,” Brown said.

“You’ll see a flashlight is built into it. You’ll see a laser built into it and then there’s also a video camera that provides live video streaming and broadcasts it back,” explained Andrew Quintero, Armstar’s president. “The original ideas that went into this started to evolve. A lot of that was done in a thinktank environment at Kevin Costner’s house.”

Costner is a financial backer of the bodyguard tool.

“They’ll start at about a $1,000 and go up depending on how much stuff you want to go into it,” Quintero said.

The tool is just coming out of the testing stage.

The cost is going to be high and I just don’t see someone going to the store at night with this on their arm.

The following story shows that thieves are not the brightest members of society. Stun guns are great for self defense, but I’m not sure how effective they are for robbing banks. Actually I’m pretty sure they are not effective at all!

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Dureco Brown walked into Bank Of America on New Warrington Road with a stun gun about 9:20 Monday morning.

“Brown displayed a stun gun and demanded money from one of the tellers,” said Deputy Chris Welborn. “He then jumped over the counter, grabbed the teller’s purse and ran out of the bank.”

Deputies on patrol saw Brown get into a taxi. They were able to stop the taxi and arrest Brown.

Brown was booked into the Escambia County Jail on charges of theft, robbery and resisting arrest.

I’m sure he will be back on the streets soon to try this again.

Another example of police having and successfully using self defense tools which they deny to citizens.

Montreal police neutralized the suspect using a Taser stun gun.

A woman, said to be in her 30s, was seen by neighbors waving a knife on the street at about 1: 45 a.m. near a downtown intersection, Montreal police spokesperson Danny Richer said.

Officers with the police tactical unit confronted the woman in her home and subdued her, Richer said.

Hopefully Canada will someday allow their citizens to legally protect themselves with non-lethal self defense devices, like stun guns and Tasers.