Self-defense

helpless as the attacker has more confidence and believes that he could win. One way to prevent these types of scenarios is to have a self defense club at Grace Christian Academy. Self defense…

victim of robbery, kidnapping, sexual assault and even murder. As a college student myself this is very nerve-racking. We are going to school to become a working member of society, yet we are even afraid to walk around campus at dark. According to Amiee Lee Ball in her article “Staying Safe on Campus,” some college invest in shuttles just to protect their students from these kinds of criminal acts (1). Students are college’s priorities to protect yet taking their rights to protect themselves or…

capsicum comes from the same chemical that makes chili peppers hot but at much higher concentrations. “To adapt to legal requirements so that law enforcement agencies are able to use them, most manufacturers use a mixture of concentrated oil, water, glycol and a propellant, such as nitrogen or compress air” (Justice 2003). In an article from Dominion Post, by John Weekes, He states that “the police get pepper spray '67 times hotter than hot sauce” (A3). According to the Medical News Today…

A man grabs a woman and drags her towards a dark ally the woman escapes kicks him in his growing, in the movies she runs to safety. In reality the man is so enraged that she would attempt to escape, he slams her head into the pavement and drags her unconscious body away. Self defense is a key factor in the lives of many. Statistics show that self defense helps a person physically, mentally, and helps a person 's safety level. People believe that self defense is natural, self defense has been…

painful as possible in order to gain cooperation fast from a subject. This is purposefully done to get the officer out of a dangerous situation fast. The non lethal claymore, is placed in an area a uncooperative subject is attempting to flee to. When detonated its causes hundreds of small rubber balls to be propelled by explosion at the fleeing subject (Nye, 2015). It is meant to cause maximum pain and enough injury to cause the subject to either give up or go unconscious from the pain (Nye,…

Think of a wasp. Yes, the vicious one inch insect who stings and makes everyone want to cry. This black and yellow and occasionally red insect has a stinger that’s less than half an inch and the power to make a grown man cry. When wasps sting, a normal human’s reaction would be to kill it, when all it’s doing is acting in self defense. Does the wasp’s intent of self defense alleviate the consequences of death? The belief of most people is that it does not, but there is a valid argument that when…

Assault and Battery are two separate criminal charges that carry different penalties. However, the terms could be used together or interchangeably in this instance because they carry the same defenses in Criminal Court. According to Florida law the offense of battery occurs when a person actually unintentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other or intentionally causes bodily harm to another person. Assault is an attempted Battery. In Florida, assault is usually a…

Self-defense is a prevention tool that can be implemented in many aspects of life, especially for females. Bolsters self-esteem and confidence among young women Prepares women for future situations that could be detrimental to their health (ie. abusive relationships, robbery/theft, sexual assault, common attack, etc.) Enhances physical fitness Can be used as recovery therapy for sexual assault/rape victims, and victims of abuse (re-victimization) Thesis: How can an effective self-defense…

The state of Maryland follows the common law when it comes to self-defense: the amount of forced used when defending oneself and the duty to retreat. The definition of self-defense given by the common law is “The right of a person to protect oneself with reasonable force against another person who is threatening to inflict force upon one 's person.” Correspondingly, the duty to retreat is “The doctrine holding that a victim of a deadly assault must attempt to safely retreat before using deadly…

Although sexual assault can happen to both men and women, most assaults are carried out onto women by men, who are usually, bigger, and stronger than women. On college Campuses the risk of rape and assault aimed towards women is very high and worrying. Today Universities are the focus of national attention where the issue of sexual assault is broadcasted through student activism, resources, and demands for legal action. While many people have differing ideas on how to handle the situation, such…