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Panel 1 Man and woman in office clothes in a break room.
Man: So, if you were alone in a forest, would you rather run into a strange man… or a bear?
Panel 2 Woman: Oh, hmm… I think the bear.
Man (angry): How can you say that?
(Bear looking quizzically through the window)
Panel 3 Man (angry): You’re demonizing men! It’s misandry!
Panel 4 Woman: Good point. Why would I ever hear men’s reactions?
Man: Exactly! …where did the honey go?
Panel 5 Woman and bear sharing tea
Woman: At least if you maul me, pepper won’t say I made it up or I’m misinterpreting.
Bear: I hear you
Never a bad idea generally, imo, as long as its legally concealable wherever you live.
I keep a decent multipurpose knife on me… not all the time, these days I’m less active, but I would often run into weird little situations where a small knife could help speed up some non violent procedure: random fixups or jerry rigging a quick fix for something, cutting open some packaging, something like that.
Also, of course, doubles as a means of deterrence or actual self defense, though thankfully, me personally, I’ve never actually had to use it that way.
It’s not always legal. But another thing Dad taught me was “better to be judged by twelve than carried by six”.
My lawyer has advised me against vehemently agreeing with you.