Egyptian Women Fight Back
I have in the past advocated the arming of all Egyptian women with pepper spray (currently illegal in Egypt) in order to deter would-be sexual harassers who have become a blight upon this country. I can't take credit for the self-defence initiative reported in this BBC News article, but it's a step in the right direction. Instead of the inocuous "restraint" technique mentioned in the article, however, can I propose the teaching somewhat more offensive Jason Bourne or Steven Segal type moves, preferably rendering the attackers' cojones vestigial? This would have the added effect of controlling Egypt's ballooning population by sterilizing men who, quite frankly, have no business procreating in the first place.
posted by The Bedouin Project @ 7:00 AM
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Hello,
The Bedouin Project is a great blog.
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is pepper spray illega? thought it was just mace.
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