i support the OP's decision to not involve the cops. using pepperspray, even in self-defence is VERY serious. a friend of mine was once charged with "assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm" - that, my friends, is one charge below attempt at murder. my mate was fetched by the police from his house at 1am, cuffed, thrown into a police van, and then and locked in a cell for using pepperspray in self defence on his own property! sure, the prosecutor threw the case out before it even went to court, but the traumatisation, legal fees, and bull***t he had to endure to keep himself out of jail and from getting a record left a bad taste in his mouth. the fact of the matter is that the police in this country like to get back at the white man by pulling stunts such as the one mentioned above. they stick up for their previously disadvantaged friends by taking the word of the criminal over the word of the victim. do you want that kind of trouble for yourself by involving the police, even if you know you acted in self defence??? i don't! i also ride with pepperspray, and have used it too when a security guard at an open-mall tried to "confiscate" my bike while i was pushing it along and looking in the windows of the shops. confiscate? confiscate? CONFISCTATE THIS!
