Many feel that it'll take more than just pepper-spray to make India's women feel more secure.

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Somewhere between pepper-spray and patchouli is a middle ground, and that ground should be safe for pregnant women to sit on without risk.

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And yet, within an hour she was live on CNN explaining away the pepper-spray incident to host Don Lemon, who had to cut her off a few times because her responses were so long-winded.

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Brandishing pepper spray to fend off competition for a cut-price waffle maker has become something of a holiday tradition.

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The sonic devices could prove less deadly than so-called "non-lethal" weapons such as Tazers and pepper spray guns that have actually caused some fatalities.

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According to the Los Angeles Times, police are unsure whether she used the pepper spray in an attempt to grab a discounted Xbox console, or in self-defense.

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