On the heels of a break-in home invasion and beating that left an elderly woman in Toledo dead, police and self defense experts have a tip that might save your life.
Val Glinka teaches self-defense to students at Sylvania Southview High School . For decades, he's suggested putting a can of wasp and hornet spray near your door. (or bed) Glinka says, "This is better than anything I can teach them."
Glinka considers it inexpensive, easy to find, and more effective than mace or pepper spray. The cans typically shoot 20 to 30 feet; so if someone tries to break into your home, Glinka says, "Spray the culprit in the eyes". Maybe even save a life.
A lady who is a receptionist in a church in a high risk area was concerned about someone coming into the office on Monday to rob them while they were counting their Sunday tithes. She asked the local police department about using pepper spray and they recommended to her that she get a can of wasp spray instead. The wasp spray, they told her, can shoot up to twenty feet away and is a lot more accurate, while with the pepper spray the criminals have to get too close to you and could overpower you. The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until they get to the hospital for an antidote.
She keeps a can of the Wasp Spray on her desk in the office and it doesn't attract attention from people like a can of pepper spray might. She also keeps one nearby at home for home protection.
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