ME OR THE PURSE?

     Jackie Thompson* was enjoying her day off and all of a sudden realized that she had to pick up something from the store.  Unfortunately, Jackie did not have a car and it was night time and this was something that could not wait until the morning. She decided to call her cousin to keep her company on her walk.  Jackie was enjoying a wonderful conversation with her cousin.  She was enjoying it so much that the conversation continued through her purchase and on her journey home.  As she was walking home, she noticed a dark individual pass by her.  She saw this person at the store the same time that she was there.  She didn't think too much about it because for all she knew he could have lived in the same direction as she did.  She paused in her conversation with her cousin to get her pepper spray out of her purse.  She bought this pepper spray from Tuff Girl Security and wanted to be safe than sorry.  The guy walked by her again in the direction of the store.  In a low voice, Jackie told her cousin to hold on, a possible crazy man was in the area.  As soon as Jackie told her cousin that, the guy ran past her and tried to snatch her purse.  Jackie tried to hold on to her purse and the struggle began.  Jackie and this guy were pulling the purse back and forth.  She tried to keep her purse; this guy tried to get it.  During this time, Jackie is holding both her phone and her pepper spray in one hand.  It dawned on Jackie that yes, she had her pepper spray in her hand.  She had to drop the phone.  Still holding on to the purse, Jackie extends her arms to give her ample space to spray this individual right where it would be most effective, in his eyes!  The guy releases his grip of her purse and tries to run away but his vision was quite blurry.  He also couldn't breathe as the pepper spray Jackie carried was 10% caspian pepper that closed up his nasal passages.  Jackie ran back to where she dropped her phone and was thankful that it did not break.  She could hear her cousin calling her name over the phone.  Jackie tells her cousin that someone tried to snatch her bag and she had to call the police.  Good thing for Jackie, the police were not too far away. The wait was so short that the police were able to catch the guy who tried to steal her purse.  It was especially helpful that the pepper spray contained a dye that with a blue light could be detected.  They guy could not lie and said that he was sick and having problems breathing.  The evidence was all over him thanks to the dye in the pepper spray! 
     After Jackie finally arrived home, she realized that fighting over her purse was a dangerous and dumb thing to do.  She was very thankful and grateful that was all that this guy wanted. She was most of all grateful for the pepper spray for without it, it could have been more serious.