> i use bear spray personally because it sprays father. do not use bear spray ever. it is exactly the same as pepper spray, but pepper spray is considered legally a self defense item whereas bear spray is not. pepper spray is also considered to "not cause permeant harm," which prevents people from suing for a lot of reasons.  if you ran out and soaked her in pepper spray, you could easily claim defense or fear, and at most you would get a slap on the wrist.  however, even though bear spray is the exact same thing, it is not considered self defense, it is not considered to be "safe against permeant injuries" and in a legal sense would be no different than running out and hitting her with a bat.  you can buy massive pepper sprays online. as long as it is pepper spray it is a different legal category.
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