Dark Skies
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In the UK possession of a lock knife or pepperspray to defend yourself would be classed as possession of an offensive weapon.
There are countless cases where people have defended themselves against thugs and robbers and been arrested for injuring their would-be assailent.
If you ever find yourself in the situation where the criminal has come off worse than yourself you should do a runner before the police eventually show up. A middle-class law-abiding citizen is more likely to accept a caution without making any trouble (thereby allowing a cop to meet that week's quota for government-led targets) than a troublesome perp with experience of working the system.
There are countless cases where people have defended themselves against thugs and robbers and been arrested for injuring their would-be assailent.
If you ever find yourself in the situation where the criminal has come off worse than yourself you should do a runner before the police eventually show up. A middle-class law-abiding citizen is more likely to accept a caution without making any trouble (thereby allowing a cop to meet that week's quota for government-led targets) than a troublesome perp with experience of working the system.