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Danish teen fought off rapist - now she'll face fine
2016-01-28
Hat tip Instapundit, with > 100 comments there.
A 17-year-old girl who was physically and sexually attacked in Sønderborg will herself face charges for using pepper spray to fend off her assailant.

The teenager told police that she was attacked in central Sønderborg on Wednesday at around 10pm by a dark-skinned English-speaking man. She said the man knocked her to the ground and then unbuttoned her pants and attempted to undress her. The girl was able to save herself from further assault by using pepper spray on the attacker, but now she may be the one who ends up in legal trouble.

“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 case has sparked a backlash among some Danes who point to increasing reports of sexual harassment in Sønderborg and other Danish cities at the same time that police say they are stretched too thin to properly carry out their duties. Numerous 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.

The man who attacked the 17-year-old fled from the scene and has not been charged.
Mix in fluorescent pink dye with the pepper spray and that won't be a problem...
Posted by:Steve White

#6  Know your caste, wench
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2016-01-28 13:20  

#5  Danish police do nothing but still get to collect a fine for the state. Win-win.

Girl needs to learn what we Americans do when attached by a wild animal: 1. shoot 2. shovel 3. shut up.
Posted by: regular joe   2016-01-28 12:23  

#4  In Germany pepper spray may only be legally sold for the purposes of defending yourself against animals, but if you use it in self defense against a human attacker you won't be charged.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-01-28 10:53  

#3  No opportunity to demand a jury trial over there. Stateside the DA would realize its a losing game and waste of money.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-01-28 09:38  

#2  Wonder how much she'd have to pay if she cut off his balls instead?
Posted by: Raj   2016-01-28 00:40  

#1  The cops are spread thin but not thin enough to hassle victims, i.e., law abiding citizens. Price for defending herself from Islamic thug: 500 Danish kroner or US$73. The cops don't get it but the girl does.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2016-01-28 00:38  

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