I armed myself following several altercations this year.

Hi everyone, I'm French—sorry if my English isn't perfect.

I'm 35, and I've almost never had issues with other people in France.

But things have changed over the last 2 or 3 years. Specifically since 2026, I've been confronted—perhaps 4 or f5 times—when I wasn't at fault, and I had to back down and leave the scene to prevent the situation from escalating.

It happened twice while driving, once with a neighbor, and once with a delivery driver.

The last incident was this past Sunday.

I never want to let myself be intimidated by anyone again.

This time, I decided to buy 3 "Guardian Angel 3" pepper spray units; I plan to keep one on me at all times.

Do you have any stories to share about this kind of device?

Have you ever used one?

Did a potential attacker back off at the sight of the spray canister?

What was your attacker armed with?

Thanks.

Submitted August 11, 2026 at 06:11PM by Adventurous-Date2988 https://ift.tt/w95Aazt