A Danish teenager who said she was sexually assaulted now faces a fine for using pepper spray against her attacker. The man who pulled her to the ground and tried to undress her fled the scene without any charges. The incident took place in the center of the small town of Sonderborg in southern Denmark at about 10 p.m. local time Wednesday. She told police that an English- speaking man knocked her to the ground, tried to unbutton her pants and undress her. However, she was apparently able to protect herself as she pulled out pepper spray and used it against the man, who escaped the scene and hasn’t been charged.
Police say that the girl may face a fine.
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“It is illegal to possess and use pepper spray, so she will likely be charged for that,” local police spokesman Knud Kirsten said, as cited by TV Syd.
According to The Local, the girl’s fine could be about 500 kroner ($72) and that has sparked outrage on social media.
Shane @spartacus90210
girl who was sexually attacked in Sønderborg will herself face charges
http://goo.gl/oV4FoM b/c self defence is not a right in the EU
6:17 PM - 26 Jan 2016 · Bulgaria, Bulgaria
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Poster Comment:
No right to self defense. Time fore a revolt in the EU. I have always called the EU Rothschild land.