Taser Parties

First there was pepper spray, now there are tasers, dammit! Saw a report on TV this morning that taser parties are the new women's tupperware parties, and these social events are spreading throughout the country. All over women are gathering at each other's homes learning how to use tasers to immobolize potential attackers.

Funny enough, one of the news anchors reporting the story (a male) seemed aghast by these social gatherings. He kept emphasizing the small number of deaths associated with tasers, and seemed positively horrified that some women would want to use them for protection. Another news item I read called it a "dubious trend."

I'm all for it. I am so sick of hearing about the violent deaths of women. Everyday there is a story in the news of a woman or girl being brutalized by men. It's a virtual holocaust, I'm convinced. Anyway, as long as this is the world in which we live, we should have the right to defend ourselves by any means necessary. And tasers seem much more effective than pepper spray!

jb