Teen fights off
'rapist,' now she faces charges, 'It is illegal to possess and use pepper spray'
A 17-year-old Danish
girl who successfully fended off a would-be rapist by using pepper spray is now
facing the likelihood of criminal charges, because the popular defense item is
against the law.
According to the Local, the teen girl told police she was attacked
last Wednesday by an English-speaking man in the city of Sonderborg, Denmark.
The assailant allegedly
knocked her to the ground, unbuttoned her pants and tried to undress her.
The girl was able to prevent
herself from being assaulted any further by whipping out her pepper spray and
using it on the attacker. However, authorities now say the young woman could be
the one who is criminally charged.
“It is illegal to
possess and use pepper spray, so she will likely be charged for that,” local
police spokesman Knud Kirsten told TV Syd.
The man who attacked the
teen fled the scene of the crime and has not been arrested.
“The case has sparked a
backlash among some Danes who point to increasing reports of sexual harassment
in Sonderborg and other Danish cities at the same time that police say they are
stretched too thin to properly carry out their duties,” the Local reported.
“Many readers wrote in
the comments section on TV Syd’s story about the incident that they would be
willing to pay the girl’s fine, which will most likely be 500 kroner ($72).”
Rapes have made big
headlines in Sonderberg recently after several women there reported feeling
harassed by the aggressive behavior of some male asylum seekers and refugees at
the local asylum center. But the Local says it’s not known if the assailant in
this latest incident was an asylum-seeker or refugee.
Meanwhile, a nightclub
in the city is now precluding guests from entering if they can’t speak Danish,
English or German. Other nightclubs in Denmark are reportedly considering
similar measures
http://www.wnd.com/2016/01/teen-fights-off-rapist-now-she-faces-fine/
Comments
Comments
Citizens need a level
playing field if they are going to be allowed to defend themselves. The use of
Pepper Spray and other non-lethal weapons used in self-defense should not be
illegal. Criminals should not be allowed to sue for injuries they sustain while
committing a crime.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA
Tea Party Leader
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