Jesus Christ. Are we ******* five? Are adult women supposed to be "off limits" to ask questions of for fear of scaring the poor little darling? I have been asked "could you direct me to x?" many a time by men, on the street, late at night, in a deserted mall parking lot. And miracle of miracles, I've never been raped, or touched in an inappropriate sexual way by a stranger. By 18 years old, too. Why? BECAUSE ALL THEY WANTED WERE DIRECTIONS. Once they got their answer, they went about their own business. It isn't until the conversation turns away from directions and takes an unmistakably threatening turn that it is okay to get on the defensive. And mace should never be used unless there is an IMMINENT THREAT. Like a guy charging at you or trying to coerce or drag you away. It is an assault weapon and should be treated like one; only used in emergencies. I'd also like to mention that men are not ******* monsters, and women are not doing them or themselves any favours by treating them as such. Women sometimes think that they are the ones with all the feelings, but men have them to, and they probably feel like shit seeing women say things like "LOLS It's okay if I mace some random guy on the street because he probably wants to RAPE ME!" It's just not true. The majority of rape cases don't occur between strangers. According to statistical evidence, something like 68% of sexually assaulted women knew their attacker, either as an acquaintance, boyfriend, or relative. So of those 1 in 6 women who have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime, more than two thirds of them were attacked by someone they allowed into their life. I'm not saying that these women were at fault, I'm just trying to show that there is not as much reason as one might think to be scared of every man who looks at you on the street. Finally, mace hurts like a ************ and shouldn't be used willy nilly. That's why they were banned in Canada. :)

Well, when you asked for directions into her pants, I can see why she might have avoided you.

Jesus, What is up with all those paranoid women.

Armed people who point and click(without being provoked) should'nt own guns, but to be honest I think your mistake was pursuing her and your lucky it was just mace.

So... you could tell she was trying to avoid you, and you continued to follow RIGHT BEHIND her halfway down the block? It's no wonder she maced you.

Was she the only person in that town? Ask someone else.

Why did you follow her for half a block? You should've taken the hint after a few steps that she didn't plan on helping you.

everyone here is spelling maize wrong..

Makes me think of Dory from Finding Nemo

Why didn't you call out to her, or ask someone else. Why would you chase her half a block?