BoldlyRide

Heavy Artillery: is now available to the Brits to protect them from attackers. "You will be coloured blue, (dyed in woad) if you miss behave" Very specific instructions are given on how to stand and even what to say. Something like, "Halt you fiend or suffer the dire consequences of my paint misting pen. You will be a marked man, doomed to roam the earth seeking refuge from the law for beating me senseless and taking my valuables. Be gone!" Those Brits really know how to throw a scare into a chap. Since law abiding citizens are denied guns and knives, I guess a shiny spoon or a wee bit of spray paint are the only weapons available. Although, it may be the hand gesture as demonstrated in the helpful photos that is the real deterrent, rather than the mutually assurred paint staining (or MAPS).

I don't know why we Americans haven't thought of this. Have we lost our spirit of invention, ingenuity and entrepreneurial insight. We could issue these handy spray pens to all of our law enforcement officers -- much easier to carry than those awkward nightsticks and bulky firearms. Of course, then the swat teams and even our military special forces would probably want to discard all of their special weapons and tactics in exchange for these menacing little stain makers (really, that is no intentional but subtle reference to a former U.S. President) and the panic inducing hand sign. Of course they would have to approach to within eight inches of the suspect before saying "Freeze, Turkey!" or "You've got to be asking yourself, have I sprayed 169 times, or 170. So do you feel lucky, Punk?"