One of my more controversial beliefs is that women shouldn’t be trained or expected to wield weapons. By way of example, some U of Texas students have invented a new self-defense weapon for women: plastic knuckles! Like brass knuckles but with designer colors and a keychain.
This puts the Purse in Personal Defense!
UT students create device that packs a punch in tackling campus safety
by Gabriela VidalThursday, November 14th 2019
Five University of Texas at Austin students are channeling their safety concerns on campus into a powerful new self-defense tool.
“Personally, I have felt unsafe walking home from campus, especially at night,” said Senior and engineering student Sydney Marvin.
It is a feeling these students say crept up on them following the murder of a UT student in 2016. Haruka Weiser, 18, was walking at night when she was killed by Meechaiel Criner.
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Haruka Weiser: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
A theater and dance freshman at the University of Texas was found dead on campus in mysterious circumstances on April 5. On April 7, a statement from the school’s president, Gregory L. Fenves, confirmed the identity of the victim as 18-year-old Haruka Weiser who was originally from Portland.
Per a nationwide survey, the virginity rate of theater students is 0%. She was headhunted to UT-Austin so had some legit dance skills.
The Austin Statesman reports that Weiser’s family still live in Oregon. The newspaper adds that the family were all together during a trip to Mexico over spring break.
On her Facebook page, it’s clear that Weiser enjoyed traveling. There are photos from 2013 and 2014 showing her in Europe with her family. While pictures from earlier in 2016 show her in Asia and in a statement her family said Weiser planned to travel to Japan in the summer of 2016 to visit family.
Weiser had ridden dick on three continents. That’s how you end up dead, ladies, by being stupid. Not because you weren’t packing heat while being stupid.
A family member told the Austin Statesman that Weiser also had dreams of going into some kind of medical field and planned to eventually double major in medicine.
That would have meant she was following in the footsteps of her father, Dr. Thomas Weiser. According to his Facebook page, he’s a graduate of UC Davis School of Medicine.
She wanted to please her father… eh, after riding the carousel into the ground.
Weiser wrote, “My favorite styles of dance are ballet and hip-hop. I love the precision and grace of ballet, but at the same time, I enjoy the freedom and challenges I find in hip-hop.”
Soooo not a virgin.
This is the first time that there has been an on-campus murder investigation at the University of Texas since 1966.
She was last seen leaving the drama building at around 9:30 p.m. on [Sunday] April 3. Her room mates called police later that night when they never heard from her.
Law enforcement officials, who aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the investigation, told the Austin American-Statesman that 18-year-old Haruka Weiser was sexually assaulted shortly before her death on Sunday, April 3.
Homeless teen Meechaeiel Khalil Criner, 17, was seen stalking the UT student from a dance class that night and then emerging from the creek area about two hours later with Weiser’s bike and duffel bag.
Surveillance [showed] a black male dressed in a black jacket, orange shirt and grey pants. He was around 6 ft tall and of athletic build.
The surveillance shows him arriving on campus at 9.20 pm, where he is seen looking round and then leaves. He then returns to where a van was parked at 9.38 pm.
As he returns to his bike, a female dressed in all black and looking at her cell phone is then seen walking towards the alumni center.
Weapons can’t compensate for zero situational awareness.
The figure passes the suspect and then continues towards the bridge, the suspect appears to watch her and puts the kickstand of the bike down.
He then reaches into his pants with his left hand and pulls out what appears to be a shiny ridged object.
The suspect then follows the female across the bridge and onto the sidewalk that extends behind the Alumni center and runs along west bank of Waller Creek.
Then, at 11.47 pm the suspect is seen walking along the side of the same bike, but now has some type of injury to his left leg and is carrying a bag.
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“And that was when we were applying to UT,” said senior Margy McCallum, “And I remember coming into UT and you know, just feeling that fear.”
Margy, you went to a college knowing you would be afraid of getting stabbed there? It’s like that “25% of college women get raped” statistic. If you thought that was true then why would you go? Even unlit crack alleys don’t have a 25% rape rate but you wimminz will go into debt for the opportunity to not be loyal wives.
Just a year later, in 2017, 19-year-old Harrison Brown was fatally stabbed.
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https://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/4-reportedly-stabbed-ut-austin-campus
AUSTIN, TX — A male student was killed and three others injured Monday when a fellow student, reportedly armed with a hunting knife, walked around the Gregory Gym area of campus and attacked the four students, UT Austin Police Chief David Carter said at a press conference Monday.
Carter said police received a call around 1:45 p.m. about an individual who assaulted someone outside the Gregory Gym. An officer was on the scene in less than two minutes and saw a person walking away from a student who was lying on the ground, Carter said. Police were immediately able to take the suspect, identified as Kendrex J. White, 21, into custody.
Authorities found that within a block of where the student had been attacked, there were three more victims, all male students, who had been stabbed. One of the students died from his injuries, and the rest were taken to Brackenridge Hospital for treatment.
Not a sex crime. Happened in broad daylight.
In a press conference following the attack, Carter said the suspect “calmly walked around the plaza,” attacking the four students.
https://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/ut-austin-students-killer-ruled-not-guilty-reason-insanity
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The man charged in the fatal stabbing attack that led to the death of a University of Texas at Austin freshman last year was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Tuesday, according to reports.
The ruling means Kendrex White will not spend any time in prison for the May 2017 killing of Harrison Brown but instead be sent to a maximum security mental health facility. State District Judge Tamara Needles made the ruling after White was indicted in July 2017 on a first-degree murder charge and three counts of aggravated assault for the stabbing spree that left others injured outside the campus gymnasium.
In issuing her ruling, State District Judge Tamara Needles agreed with a doctor’s assessment that White was in the throes of severe mental illness and unable to distinguish between right and wrong when he stabbed Brown.
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“You’re skeptical all the time now, like what if something like that were to happen again,” said Megan Doyle.
In the former murder, the victim was begging for it with her bad choices. In the latter, there wasn’t a CCW or ninja around when one was needed. A problem for men to handle, as that situation demonstrated.
So when Marvin, McCallum, Doyle, Ashley Raymond and Danna Tao joined forces for a class business project, they decided to create a device that put power and confidence in the hands of students.
Notably lacking in that list is skill, upper-body strength and a dominant/aggressive personality.
That project became “Pocket Punch.” It is a four-in-one tool that includes a flashlight, alarm, pepper spray and durable plastic knuckles all in one. They are now working on making that product available for students to buy.
Smartphones have an app for two of those already. Me being a street veteran who has used pepper spray in a dogfight, let’s take a look at the device.
I know plastic bludgeoning weapons can be useful… got me a plastic tonfa for training… but this plastic doesn’t look adequate for repeated use. There are ridges on the fingerholes to increase strike pressure but their small size suggests they were limited in order to avoid serious harm to the attacker, which is unacceptable outside the dojo.
The concept of integrating pepper spray into brass knuckles sounds gimmicky–I think pepper spray in general is gimmicky–but there is one good point here, that it’ll be pointed in the right direction once the knuckles are on correctly. And that’s the problem, “on correctly” will take more time than a self-defense situation allows. If you’re going to rock the oleo capsicum then choose a can & holster such that it’ll be aimed correctly the instant you draw it.
The bottom of your purse/pocket/belt bag is not a holster. Neither is the plastic knuckles. That nozzle is asking to get clogged with pocket lint.
The keychain is just stupid, like wrapping your grocery list around your rifle scope. Can you say “brandishing a weapon in public”?
“We just felt that there was a need for it, and most people we know face that need, but kind of use their car keys as a fix all solution,” said McCallum. “A lot of competitors that we’ve looked into have less functions than us, and even their products are more expensive.”
“Fewer” functions, college girl, and simplicity is a benefit not a drawback. They cost more because they aren’t literally made of recycled ocean garbage.
They say the device will cost $29.99 and feature the option to buy a retractable keychain for students to have quicker access to the pocket punch.
My plastic tonfa cost half that and it’s a real weapon, at least until I forget the skull isn’t a valid strike zone and break it on some asshole.
“We wanted to come up with a solution that would work as an intimidation factor and keep the device securely in their hand,” said Danna Tao.
Intimidation means open carry, not concealed carry, and brass knuckles on short, twiggy arms is not intimidating regardless.
“Our pepper spray will have a lock on the firing mechanism so it doesn’t accidentally spray at some point, and then also our alarm will have a safety mechanism to not sound off in class,” said Marvin.
Why not just scream like a little girl? Seeing as you’re a little girl.
While these students have been working on the device for a couple of semesters, legally, they had to wait until after September 1 to start building a model they could sell. The state of Texas legalized the use of “knuckles” as a safety device in the last legislative session.
“We kind of had to put a pause on our project until it was legalized because we couldn’t print 3D knuckles or anything of that sort,” said Raymond.
Even in Texas, you now need government permission to defend yourself?
They have even consulted with UT Police about launching their product.
“I just think it gives them that extra empowerment, and it also gives them that chance to think about their surroundings and what’s going on,” said Captain Laura Davis, “And [it] put[s] them in the mindset to be able to defend themselves if that had to happen.”
Couldn’t find a pic. But college girls AREN’T going to defend herself with this gadget. Men are not women. Knuckles don’t kill people; the testosterone-fueled muscles behind them kill people.
These young entrepreneurs say securing funding has been a learning experience.
“Unfortunately, on some of those big crowdfunding websites, our product falls under the category of weapon replica,” said Tao.
Maybe hot pink isn’t the intimidation factor you’re looking for.
Still, they are moving forward and hoping to secure funds for the project through their GoFundMe campaign. Since launching their website last week, more than 100 people are on a waitlist to buy a “Pocket Punch.” The students are also in talks with potential investors.
They hope to have it available to students on UT’s campus by early 2020 and eventually expand their sales to other college campuses.
“Primarily we want to start with students here on campus and their parents, to make those connections,” said Doyle.
I can’t wait to report on the dead female wearing Pocket Punches in a year or two.
UT, where the boys can’t protect themselves or others and the girls have pepper-flavored plastic knuckle-flashlights-on-a-key chain that gives them permission to stare at a smart phone while walking alone at night in rubber dance pajamas!
Good grief!
“Per a nationwide survey, the virginity rate of theater students is 0%.” Really? Could you show us that survey please?
“Weissbrod had riden dick on three continents.”
“The victim was begging for it with her bad choices.”
I certainly hope her family never sees this trash that you’ve written. What a pig.
This feminist society will try to convince us all we are basically equal…and if you reveal a few women died at the hands of men…well that just means you are sexist.
B, you’re banned for disrespecting a man. However, other enquiring minds might want to know about that survey. It made the rounds back in 2009..
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahmorgan/virginity-rates-by-college-major-d8
Shoot if they were virgins they’d know better than to not get into performing arts or being an actress. If you aren’t sexually degenerate…they kick you out.
I think your response is quite harsh; I understand you think women should not have a college education and should be married young but to insult this young woman, who you don’t know, is a bit over the top. She’s dead. I see nothing Christian about your post; in fact, I find it quite offensive.
I understand your point about women and weapons but your post is offensive; Please have some respect for this woman and her family.
Gunner, this is below you. Seriously, someone has lost a child. Have some compassion, dude.
Right on, Gunner. That whore was asking for it. She was a student at a University?? What the hell. She should have been married, pumping out kids. Walking around at night? She was just “begging forit” as you said. She deserved to be murdered. Her family? To hell with them. She was a slut, just like you said. Deserved to be killed. Right one. Have any sweet daughters, Gunner? Those you are willing to have killed by some psycho? No? You don’t? No daughters? Then keep your fucking mouth shut, you asshole.
Hmmmmm .. I see the “cunt pass” brigade is out in force .. 18 responses from first-time posters.
Ladies and Gentlemen allow me to elucidate ..
ACTIONS have CONSEQUENCES .. and GQ only treated her like a man in his judgement.
I realize you “cunt pass” brigade-members have a problem with EQUALITY .. to which we say .. tough.
Also, just because a man is MGTOW doesn’t mean he can’t discuss and entertain ideas, thoughts and opinions on subjects besides MGTOW. In fact we find your precious little world great fun to poke fun of .. what bunch of dopes you all are.
Tune in next week .. I’m sure we can twist your panties a bit more due to your (lack of) intelligence / critical thinking skills.
Wow, GQ, you seemed to have brought the cockroaches INTO the light. Apparently you can only speak to evils in theory, using actual examples to support the theory makes you guilty of not being a Nice Guy. Shame, shame on you.
Detailed, precise, and accurate analysis per usual. The only item I think worth bringing further attention to is the faulty premise of sending a woman away from the family to ‘higher learning’ in the first place. A woman not under authority is a disgrace to God, and she is living without male guidance and protection- which is how God designed Creation, for HER benefit. Oh look, another white girl sexually assaulted and murdered at the hands of a black male? Don’t point that out either, because then not only you’d not be a Nice Guy, you’d be a racist. https://magaimg.net/img/9pi1.jpg
Know where a 30-something former athlete can get his hands on some of those pink plastic knuckles? Nothing sells better than a false narrative.
To all the mamby pambies here: Teach your daughters situational awareness. Have them learn self defense basics. Those plastics knuckle things might just piss someone off instead of stop someone. Learn some pistol basics too , while you are at it. (If someone is close to you and you spray them in the face with pepper spray, they easily can grab you and beat the piss out of you).
Before reality sinks in ..
“I’M A STRONG INDEPENDENT WOMMINZ!”
After reality sinks in ..
“I’M JUST A POOR LIL GIRL!”
Yeah, ALL FEM-BOTS (aka wimminz), think the world should operate one way .. only to find out it doesn’t. And continue in shock throughout their days living in denial of the facts.
You FEM-BOTS did this girl a dis-service .. and .. she reaped the bennies of .. the “reality” of how things actually work .. not how you told her they worked.
To those with the mental conditions: Sometimes shit happens and sometimes we bring it on ourselves.
An unfortunate story told in a grim way can be words for the wise. Sometimes it is wasted on the foolish.
Gunner didn’t hurt the girl or her family. He just stated the obvious. She, with the help of a criminal, created this mess.
If you are unable to find cheep plastic knuckles, may I suggest hyperventilating while jumping up and down fanning your face? (Sarc)
Feminism gets women killed. Apparently most women have more problems with a man pointing out how reality often works rather than saying ‘yeah it’s probably a good idea to dump feminism because men and women aren’t equal (especially biologically) and get with a good man to protect me.’
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My first SJW swarming! Thought it would be worse. The most disrespectful posts are gone but general criticism is permitted as always.
You regulars have great responses! Love you guys.
From WTT:
“She was a student at a University?? What the hell. She should have been married, pumping out kids.”
Correct. Men aren’t going to have kids. Old women aren’t going to have kids. Who does that leave?
“Walking around at night? She was just “begging for it” as you said. She deserved to be murdered.”
Walking around at night alone, dressed in all black, her head stuck in her smartphone and near a convenient-for-murder ditch where nobody could hear her scream and her body wouldn’t be found until it started to rot. Yes, she was begging to be raped and murdered.
See, I’m a product of the streets of Los Angeles. Dressing wrong, not paying attention and being in the wrong place at a bad time are voluntary, potentially fatal mistakes. She opened a door and something vibrant came through. Living in fear and caution would have prevented that,
Take this advice from a city kid, the best way to not be a victim is simply to not be an EASY victim. Not by living stupid with enough firepower to murder-on-reflex the first man who spooks you.
“Her family? To hell with them. She was a slut, just like you said.”
A son, not a slut. Her father raised her to be a son instead of a daughter. That is not respectable. How many serious, obvious, life-altering mistakes do people need to make before “I’m sorry for your loss” is allowed to become “You dumbass” in polite conversation?
Don’t answer that. It’s not that kind of a question.
Who has 20 times less testosterone than a man.
After she realizes men have 20 times more testosterone.
At the very least have some situational awareness. For a guy having the correct body language is a must (no acting like a weak soy boy who is just broadcasting easy target)…for a woman you at the very least don’t go out alone in dark alleyways.
Kubatons. Knives. Tactical pens. Monkey fist. All better than this.
Also, consider class-type rings to be an option with plausible deniability.
But this plastic shit won’t work. Unless she has brass knuckles and lands a punch to the face, she won’t be a able to do anything.
These same people would say victims of hood violence knew what they were getting into too
The problem is they (i.e. th wimminz) believe a lie .. imagine that (e.g. garden of eden).
They think they can win a fight with a man. What male bovine fecal matter!
They have never had a man go full tilt boogie boogie (aka all out) on them. If they had it would frighten them so badly they wouldn’t advocate that “strong independent womminz” nonsense.
All because it would destroy that “you go grrrrl” view they
heldwant to be true.When I’ve trained wimminz in the past (in excess of 35 yrs worth) .. 1) they lack the killer instinct required to live / survive initial contact .. and .. 2) have no answer for full speed / strength contact with a Man or even a Teenage Boy (not a man yet).
Yet the worst part is the lack of situational awareness they exhibit.
This is all I teach (i.e. SA training) now. To men and wimminz alike. And only to family and friends. I owe no-one else a damn thing.
I blame the parents for this death. Her parents failed her. And they get to live with it for now till the end of time for them.
Watch the white knight blie pill mangina’s rush in to save-a-hoe ..
Of course this skin and bones dj beat all comers .. lol
And they (these two dudes) were HOLDING BACK .. you bishes are target practice when it comes to life and death mortal combat.
Thank you for posting this, hc. I know a female athlete in the peak of her form is roughly equivalent to an average 14yo male in terms of physical prowess. But to see that paperweight, visibly untrained-in-boxing male wail on women 4x his weight and completely dominate them puts this into a whole ‘nother perspective.
https://news.clearancejobs.com/2019/10/05/army-combat-fitness-test-fiasco-slides-reveal-84-of-women-failing-acft/
The top 10% of wimminz is equal to the bottom 10% of men .. this has been shown time and time again.
Exceptions do exist .. but are statistically zero.
As a side note .. I posted a comment to that article when it got published ..
[This is what Wendy wrote and my post was in response to.]
How many serious, obvious, life-altering mistakes do people need to make before “I’m sorry for your loss” is allowed to become “You dumbass” in polite conversation?
Another addition (with full attribution, of course) to my always-growing list of “Quotable Quotes.”
‘The top 10% of wimminz is equal to the bottom 10% of men .. this has been shown time and time again.’
I’m not so sure I’d be that generous. When the women’s national soccer team loses to 15 year old boys…how long do we put up with this idea men and women are equal? Complimentary has always made more sense because that’s how we were created.
I’ve seen plenty of videos when a man goes full tilt on them…it’s one hit and they’re out.
It’s not like Hollyweird where they have directors, actors and a script…empowered 130 lb woman throws punch at 225 lb man and he crumbles immediately doesn’t happen outside of Hollyweird.
Check the Track times for Olympic Level womminz against High School Boys / Young Men.
Those bell curves line up and tend overlap around the 10% area.
If get time I might search for those graphs
I’ve trained Military Spouses (with their husband as the agressor) while in the military. The results aren’t surprising.
Circa late 80’s and early 90’s.
These men had been holding back. And they obviously had never shown what they were capable of to their wives.
Because their (i.e. wives) looks of shock and fear afterwards was raw and undeniable. Learning had occurred .. and they felt it!
Not a one of them felt comfortable afterwards defending themselves from a grown azz man.
I learned then that it was best to teach SA (situational awareness) classes only. How not to get into trouble is far superior to trying to remove yourself from trouble.
Most, if not all, were fit wimminz. So learning their cardio was no match for straight-up beast-mode really opened their eyes. Good thing they learned this in a safe environment before they learned like this womminz above. They had been lied to and men holding back (throughout their lives) had not done them any favors. Sheltered from reality is not a good point of reference to draw your conclusions about how the world works.
As a note / public service address. If you are in a fight .. don’t stick around .. do your damage quickly and leave. Stupid people travel in packs. And he’s bound to be missed by his stupid friends. No matter how many fights you’ve been in .. multiple attackers doesn’t end well if you plan to travel without a force multiplier (e.g. a weapon .. preferrably a GUN). So plan where you travel / live carefully.
Sipping some morning joe, had to get my dose of hc’s posts (always top tier- also, please post the graphs). Re-reading some of those great pearls of wisdom from the SJW brigade and this one gave me a good chuckle again this morning:
” I see nothing Christian about your post; in fact, I find it quite offensive. ”
Bless his/her naive heart. Apparently, Christians are not supposed to offend. Boy, is this person gonna flip their lid when they hear what Jesus called Peter to his face!
This world is passing, we are not to long for this world, the world will hate us, and if we are followers of Christ, we hate the world. We are to live in it, but not be of it. Polite society is not a saved society.
Better to be slapped with the truth, than kissed with the lies that come from ‘manners’. Pr 27:5. Penned elsewhere on GQ’s blog: niceness is counterfeit righteousness.
” Complimentary has always made more sense because that’s how we were created. ”
Love you, Earl, but I’m tasked with calling out false prophecy when I see it. I understand this likely has roots in your Catholic upbringing.
We were not created as equals, correct, but nor as complements. 1 Co 11:9.
Oh yeah…one on one I like my chances…one on pack…I’m getting out of there.
But for any woman…one on one vs. a man…try and get out of there.
Imahine a graph of performance for the two genders (m-f) overlayed together ..
The top 10% of wimminz would be the bottom 10% of the men.
Here is but one example of data ..
https://web.law.duke.edu/sports/sex-sport/comparative-athletic-performance/
I’d have to do more research to find that old graph .. but it was based on high schoolers .. junior olympians .. and olympians performances.
Woman for man is complement. That’s how authority works…you need a person in authority and a person under the authority.
Besides go to 1 Cor 11. You got to read the full context of what St. Paul is stating.
Exactly Earl ..
Repel the attack .. if necessary ..
AND (then) always break contact immediately for a force multiplier (aka a weapon or a man .. perferrably a man with a weapon).
@honeycomb…
Well if you are talking about things like running which doesn’t involve the most brute of strength…I could see that.
But when you start adding things like overall strength to the mix…no top 10% of women will match the bottom 10% of men. Even the most soyboy of the bunch will still have in general 5-20 times more testosterone than a normal woman (he’ll just be lagging a lot compared to a normal man). Soccer often combines both.
Agreed.
This is the only accurate apples vs apples approach you can perform.
Again this is the most favorable comparison you can make for th wimminz. And it ain’t good.
But it is reliable data. So, it is the starting point for discussion.
I guess we could put everyone on The Darby (US Ranger OC) or just have them compete at a Spartan Obstacle Course Race.
It usually is when the woman is not properly worshiped. The worst thing about all this is that it’s these stupid cunt worshipers that get young cunts like that killed since they completely ignore reality. And they have the nerve to pretend that we’re the problem, lol. If these morons had listened to us evil, horrible “misogynists” that girl would still be alive and well. She’d be married with kids and one day be a grandmother. But they’re too stupid and brainwashed to get it. Man you gynocentric idiots are dumber than a brick, lol.
They only have a problem with “equality” when it doesn’t benefit a cunt.
Yeah that’s an OLD tactic just to try and shut us up. Somehow because we’re MGTOW that means we’re not supposed to talk about anything. Show me where that is written? It’s not. They just can’t handle the truth.
Yes. It’s one of the reasons I still post about this stuff. It’s sad but also funny watching sheep walking willingly to the slaughter no matter how much you try to warn them. Comedy gold. Dark comedy sure but still hilarious.
Yeah, we’re good at that. ????
You see, people don’t like the truth because it’s painful. People want to feel good so they avoid truth like the plague like you see in some of the comments under the OP. No thinking involved just knee jerk.
People (i.e. particularly wimmimz) want to be lied to .. it’s like a warm comfy blanket for the weak amd cowardly.
Me personally .. I like to slap’em with a wet (o)possum!
Yup. And sad to say but most people are cowardly and stupid. Only pain is going to wake up some of these adult-children. So the more they suffer the better in the long run. Without it they don’t learn.