Dog Bites Are Expensive

Here's an article that was in US News and World Report last week about a major insurance company that paid out $109 million for dog bite claims in 2011. The number of claims and the amount paid for them is up from 2010. You can read the rest of the story HERE. There are some things you can do to protect yourself...

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Sexual Assaults On Campus-What To Do To Defend Yourself

Here's a newspaper article about a police officer named Cynthia Flores who is speaking to college freshmen about resources available to them to keep them safe on campus. She pointed out that "Sexual assaults are a particular problem for college women. Flores said that one in four women will be sexually assaulted during their college years and that in about 90 percent...

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Pepper Spray Hotness Ratings-What You Need To Know

Here is some useful information on how to determine the relative hotness of the pepper spray. For years the general hotness rating was called the Scoville heat unit or SHU. This is common measure of hotness of anything. A habanero pepper, for example, has a SHU of 500,000. Sounds like a lot doesn't it? That is one of the hottest peppers going....

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Campus On Alert After Dorm Assault

This is a story about how a young co-ed was assaulted in her own door room at the University of New Hampshire campus. This is the same campus that vice president Biden touted as such a safe campus. An astonishingly high number of co-eds will be assaulted on college campuses this year and every year-just the nature of the beast. You can...

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Tasers-Why You Should Have One?

Here's a story out of a Stoneham, MA newspaper where the police chief talks about why they need. tasers for their police force. He points out that most law enforcement agencies now have them. You can read the whole story here HERE. In part the police chief said "In 2011, several difficult situations cropped up that put officers and suspects at risk...

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Assault And Robbery Of Cyclist-How to Prevent It

This is a story about a how a 17-year-old was riding his bicycle when two men jumped out of a car and started assaulting him and then robbed him. This happened in Pittsfield, Maine. The men who did the assault are awaiting arraignment. The 17-year-old was stabbed in the leg and is recovering. You can read the whole story HERE. We have...

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What Are Your Choices For Non Lethal Personal Defense?

Here's an article we published recently about the choices available for nonlethal personal defense. You can read the whole article HERE. The article talks about the three basic self-defense items-stun devices, pepper sprays and alarms-available the marketplace today with a little information about tasers which we treat is a subset of stun devices. It talks about what the self defense items can...

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