Review of the Smart Phone Stun Gun

To make one thing clear, this product is NOT REALLY A SMART-PHONE that just happens to stun as an added feature. It is definitely designed to look "just like" a Smart Phone, but this baby performs very much like a STUN GUN. It has a powerful snap-like firing noise that will make your friends jump back at the sound and your enemies fall down for the count when you use it on them. It is meant to fool a perpetrator just long enough in order have an advantage (element of surprise) in case of an attack.

The front face has a replicated smart-phone wallpaper with the appropriate icons for things like the time (military) and even phony a camera button. It is very lightweight and easy to grasp in a hurry to ward off a potential attack upon you or your loved ones. It also comes with a handy LED flashlight feature between the 2 shock probes at the front (reasonably bright though not as bright as some would like) that will definitely help you find a keyhole or your way around at night when it's dark outside.

It has a built-in rechargeable battery and a charging cord that comes with it for those who don't like buying batteries every week or so. It also has a vinyl case that will mount to your belt as well as a black drawstring bag for the ladies to store this monster in their purse. HINT, you may be in danger if she tells you, "excuse me, I have to take a call." Overall this a bargain piece and a real novelty for those who need a conversation starter. But that's not all, it really does the job that is designed to do with that 12,000,000 Volts and the 4.9 amps for the knock-down power that you would expect from a Stun Master Stun Gun.

Who Should Carry Tasers?

Do you think ordinary citizens in the general population should be carrying Taser Guns around to defend themselves? Do you think that they should be used ONLY by trained professionals such as security guards and law enforcement? Why should we question the use of a Taser by lay persons if it is only considered a “non-lethal” weapon? To answer this question one would have to consider the end result and the degree of control that such a weapon exerts on the victim in its sights.

Unlike a Stun Gun that needs to be applied being in close contact, the Taser allows you to keep a safe distance away from your perpetrator.  You see a TASER, unlike a stun gun, shoots two metal barbs with long conductor cables that pierce and latch right into a perpetrator's skin. This weapon can be fired from a distance away from the intended victim so that the operator can safely apply the voltage for certain duration and to flee their attacker and get to safety. Once those barbs latch on to them, the victim is essentially at the mercy of an electro-shock master puppeteer. The one that controls the Taser has the final say on when and how long to zap you into a complete loss of muscular control. He also has the last word on when to let you off the hook.

I know that it is not very safe out there on the streets and it is evident that criminals today play for keeps. So logically you would want a more serious breed of “non-lethal” weapon for reasons that go beyond the extreme voltage levels they dump into you. As a word of caution needs to be addressed before you buy and use Taser on anyone. Some sources now know the voltage and milliamperage delivered from these devices can actually disrupt the heartbeat pattern and or stop one's heart if it goes into the wrong person. When pondering over this news, we also need to consider that a small percentage of people unknowingly have special circumstances and sensitivities that can and have resulted in fatalities from being "Tasered," putting them at greater risk of becoming a fatality.

So we really need to ask ourselves in advance of carrying such a device, whether or not we want to accept that kind of responsibility. If you carry such a weapon with the intent to use it if necessary, you possess the potential power over life and death, especially if a victim has certain risk factors? Remember that legally speaking we take the victim as we find them. In other words, we cannot say we didn't know they were ultra sensitive to such high voltage and current if they die or are seriously injured by our hand. 

But does the small percentage of those who have been seriously hurt or killed by a Taser really make it wrong for ordinary citizens to carry one? I feel as though, it is better safe than sorry. I feel strongly that this a risk that must fall upon a "perpetrator" of a crime and not the innocent victim who carries a Taser to defend themselves. Anyone that would blatantly defy the law and act violently toward the population, must be willing to take that risk when they choose to be a threat and a menace to society. Their intentional resolve to do harm is far worse than the slim chance that you take that a causing a lethal outcome will result by using a Taser in self-defense. I would take my chances in court with a plea of self-defense rather than possibly becoming a corpse by not defending myself. 

No Child Left Behind in Hot Cars

It's really difficult to imagine anyone leaving a child behind in a locked car and then carelessly walking away from the vehicle, no matter what lame circumstances one can imagine. Some feel compelled to run an errand or take care of some other business regardless of the risk of danger. Some people out there simply forget about the child in the back seat. Sadly and unfortunately, it happens more than you would care to know. Most incidents involve someone knowingly taking a chance because they feel that "Oh I won't be that long, what can happen in such a short time?" Famous last words because sometimes a lot can happen and many times it does. Their brief visit (away from the car) frequently becomes delayed causing the risk factor to greatly increase. That extra few seconds or minutes can make all the difference between a good and bad outcome for the child in the car by themselves.

As a consequence of modern societies absent-mindedness, we have been hearing a lot of stories about people carelessly leaving children by themselves in cars when it's really hot during the summer months. A bad move like this with the windows closed, almost invariably results in fatal consequences. Common sense should send a message that this is an extremely dangerous situation when the child's life is hanging in the balance. So many other potentially dangerous situations can occur in just a short span of time. For example, some have carelessly reasoned that if they leave the child alone for just a brief time with the car running and the A/C on, everything will be okay. Sure the child will be cooler this way, but it can be just as dangerous to leave a child alone in many other ways.  If the child manages somehow to get out of their car seat or other restraint, they are then free to roam the interior space where there is now "no limit" to the predicaments an adventurous and curious child can get into. Young children have been known to release the emergency brake, put the car in gear, or even take it out of gear at a very early age, sometimes resulting in very serious and disastrous circumstances. 

So don't do it, don't take the risk. If you are so stressed that you might forget someone in the back seat, consider getting get a personal alarm that the child can wear to signal you should you forget. One good one is called the Child Guard Panda that simply goes on their wrist that will signal your keychain receiver after you are a certain distance from the child. A simple yet effective solution if you take the initiative. If not, take some time off and get away to.get some psychological help ASAP.

Ways to Avoid Violent Crimes

Sexual Assault

1. Use your initials instead of your first name on community mail boxes and phone listings.

2. Avoid lingering around when you're alone in an apartment laundry room or in a parking garage.

3. Never tell anyone that you are alone when on the telephone or when someone is at the door. No matter who they claim they are.

4. It is very risky and foolish to accept a ride home from someone you have just met. You may never get there.

5. If you decide to physically resist an assault, remember that your goal is to incapacitate the attacker long enough to run to safety and get help.

6. If you have become a victim of sexual assault, call police immediately. Do not bathe or change clothes or you may destroy evidence.

Robbery

1. Avoid carrying, bragging about, and or flashing valuable items or large amounts (rolls) of money. More so when traveling internationally. You have a target painted on your back as a tourist.

2. Always think ahead. For example, when traveling at night, have your keys ready to enter the house or to start the car.

3. If you are confronted by a robber, the best advice is to cooperate if it seems all they want is money.

4. If you resist, there is a greater chance that you may be hurt.

Bank Machines

1. When using an automatic bank teller, always be watchful of any suspicious people around you.

2. The chances of being robbed at night are much greater, especially if you are alone.

3. If you find someone waiting and watching outside in the area of an ATM machine, do not use it. Leave the area and report the incident to the police immediately. You could save someone else from being a victim of crime.

Street Safety- Use Common Sense 

1. Stay in well-lighted, busy areas. Avoid walking alone and avoid known trouble spots.

2. When you carry a purse, hold it close to your body rather than by the handles. Do not wrap purse straps around your wrist, because you can get hurt in a struggle.

3. Carry only what you need in a purse or wallet, not everything you have.

4. Avoid using shortcuts through dark alleys, fields, or vacant lots.

5. If you think you're being followed, cross the street and change directions a few times. Go quickly to a well-lighted place with lots of people. Do not go home. You don't want an attacker to know where you live.

Where Is the CHP On Southern California Freeways These Days?

I know that times are tough, but the personal safety of citizens who dutifully pay their taxes "for that safety," have a right to expect reasonable patrolling presence and enforcement of the current laws that are on the books. We also we pay our tax dollars for protection and should be able to expect the presence of officers that "actually" patrol the highways on a regular basis. Yes, I realize that I am being idealistic to think that today’s wasteful government spending (for certain political agendas) would take a back seat to public safety. But I am wrong. We are pretty much alone out there on the highways and byways.

We have seen first hand and primarily on the news lately, the unbelievable dangers we all face from roadway horseplay, intoxicated drivers (from booze or cell phone use), and simply an overall attitude of lawlessness. I am in constant disbelief when I see teens using the freeways as their personal playground, drunk drivers and many non-citizens going onto the freeway making unsafe lane changes, going fast in the slow lanes and slow in the fast lanes, and so on. It is a REAL battleground out there. I am beginning to believe that have a better chance of becoming a casualty out there than you would in an active battleground. 

If you live in southern California you have also seen freeway safety being grossly compromised by visitors to our country who do not have a clue about driving laws in the USA. This should come as no surprise since the government at all levels (State and Federal) seem to have turned a blind eye to this abuse in the last 10 to 20 years. They haven’t a clue about our driving laws, their cars and trucks are unsafe, and most are GROSS POLLUTERS to boot. They are up here for the perks, but do not seem to give a damn about the rules that all citizens are required to obey.

 What do we have to do short of going out and picketing the CHP offices up and down the coast of California to get something done about this lack of law enforcement presence? Where do we go for help these days? THE DONUT SHOP? How do we protect ourselves from this highway mayhem so common these days. My suggestion is to get yourself  a  Dash Camera that records video and sound that records whatever is going on in front of you and in back of you at the same time. If for nothing else, you can cover your butt if someone is driving crazy and crashes causing damage to your person or property.  If someone is tailgating you corroboration will be aided by the presence of a camera. Show the police, CHP (if you can find one), or the court that the driver was following too close or was just trying to intentionally push you out of his way. In either case, it could be the difference that it takes to win in a court case or an insurance investigation.

As they say, the camera does not lie. I have one of these dash cams myself and it is easy to install and easier to operate. I Just get in the car and it begins recording when the engine is running. The camera operates in kind of a digital loop recording either in 2 minute or 5 minute intervals. After the memory is full it automatically erases previously recorded information. To play the recordings back just plug it into your computer and it will slowly download into a video file that you probably have on your system already.  

  

My main contention has to do with highway safety, unsafe vehicles and large trucks freely traversing the corridor back and forth from Mexico to Los Angeles on Freeway Interstate 5. and then back again to Mexico again. When driving the "highways and by-ways" in California you are pretty much on your own and no one is going to come to your rescue when the unexpected happens until it is too late. Law enforcement usually shows up to clean up the mess, transport you to a hospital, and they try to get traffic flowing again, until the next emergency.

So the question remains. Where is the CHP or other law enforcement when you need them to patrol so as to maintain highway safety BEFORE a disaster breaks forth? It’s your job CHP so do it and do it regularly. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure they say. Why do we citizens go to all the trouble of getting our licenses, pay road taxes at the pump, buy insurance, have our cars smog and safety checked, only to have the safety effects of our actions negated by those who don't have a clue. Nor do they care to follow suit and meet the standards of safety and responsible driving that everyone else has to meet.