self-defense against anti-maskers

[paulkienitz]

People who don't like masks or vaccines are also often people who defend such practices as armed self-defense and standing your ground. Maybe they'd get the message if we treated maskless assholes as the dangerous threats they are, and used weapons to make them keep their distance. I suggest a seven foot spear, or at least a pointy stick.

[wryter2000]

1. You can have my pointy stick

when you take it out of my cold, dead hands.

[Joinfortmill]

2. 👍

[ornotna]

3. It's called a sharp sick in these parts

And it's all fun and games until someone gets poked in the eye.

[paulkienitz]

10. "sharp sick" is appropriate for the context

[Wounded Bear]

4. Long weapons are not really useful in hand to hand combat...

It's why the Romans used a short sword.

[sl8]

6. They also used pilums, which were close to 7 feet long. n/t

[paulkienitz]

8. short swords are only for backup when the enemy gets close

Throughout history, the majority of armies have used spears as the main weapon and short blades as secondary.

[hlthe2b]

5. During the worst of the last wave, I took to carrying an aluminum telescoping walking stick with me

though I never touched anyone with it, I extended it to show what appropriate distance was several times for people behind me in line, politely but firmly, followed by an "I must insist!" if they seemed to be intent on arguing. Would I have been prepared to swat someone back with it if necessary? Yes. Along with pulling out my keychain with its slim, yet handy canister of pepper spray. I am fortunate not to have experienced such escalation.

It helped in my locale that we had both a statewide masking mandate preceded earlier by a city-county mandate.

[sarisataka]

7. Oooh,

[paulkienitz]

9. there is no defence against a pointed stick!

[Crunchy Frog]

11. Attack them with fresh fruit.