The other day I was looking up weapons laws because I’m going to visit someone in Calgary. Even in my tiny town where nothing ever happens, I carry pepper spray during runs in case of people, aggressive dogs, etc. Was very surprised to learn that you’re not even supposed to have pepper spray... not my country so of course going to respect the law. But just surprised.

Then I came across a thread on Reddit where another girl also wondered if it was legal there, and someone actually responded, “I’m gonna say this as delicately as possible, but if you feel the need to carry a weapon then you might need to see a therapist to find out what happened that made you feel this way.”

It’s so common here even in Commiefornia, you just go to a drugstore and they have little keychains with mace; you don’t even think about it, it’s just always with you. And she’s acting like there has to be something wrong with your head to take a minimal precaution that costs maybe $10, and won’t even kill anyone if you do use it, when you’re going for a run in a city... just surreal, the mindset, like nothing bad could ever happen... oh! And to top it off someone suggested she learn martial arts. Alrighty then...