(image courtesy of Taser International)

Is it really illegal to walk around with a Taser, because if it’s not, I’m going to start carrying one… and using it.

While out with the girls over the weekend, I left them somewhere on Essex and headed towards Allen to catch the bus. It was around 1am (not so late for a Saturday) and these 2 guys spotted me from a half a block away. When they got closer, I knew they were going to make some kind of comment, but they said more than I expected. They asked me if I was lost – I didn’t answer. They asked again – I didn’t answer. They actually followed me and one started talking about all the graphic shit he was going to do to me. Asshole. It took everything I had to not to turn around and start pounding them. WTF?!?! I still can’t get over that. I was about a foot taller than they were, and of all the people on the street (lots of drunk little girls with hardly ANY clothes on), they decide to start with the scary tall chick that would have loved nothing more than to kick their sorry asses all over the LES. BUT, I stayed calm and instead of turning around, I just opened up my knife enough for them to see, and they backed off. THEN, to make matters worse, two other guys started in. They kept saying over and over that I shouldn’t be walking in that neighborhood alone. Are you kidding me?? Since when?? So, I guess guys have gone from cat calling to threatening.

Someone please tell me what we need to do to these idiots to get them to stop. There is no reason why I should suddenly not feel safe and secure in my city. I’ve been here for YEARS and this is the first time I was threatened.

Any suggestions that won’t put me in jail?