1.0 link 95114 <![CDATA[Taser Buzz Kill]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicola-griffith/taser-buzz-kill_b_95114.html There's been a lot of buzz in the press about women's Taser parties. (They're like Tupperware parties, but sell C2 Tasers instead of plastic tubs.)

These reports infuriate me.

Apparently, many women who go to these parties live in constant fear of violent sexual assault. And they believe that having a Taser will protect them. Perhaps they imagine a hooded stranger in their apartment or their parking lot. Perhaps they imagine that they will whip out the Taser, zap the...

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