{"id":525,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/flaming-self-defense-weapon-is-available-to-buy-on-taobao\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:46","slug":"flaming-self-defense-weapon-is-available-to-buy-on-taobao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/flaming-self-defense-weapon-is-available-to-buy-on-taobao\/","title":{"rendered":"Flaming Self-Defense Weapon Is Available To Buy On Taobao"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Aflame-thrower that can hurl a stream of fire half a metre long is being marketed in China to help women fend off unwanted advances. The device is being billed on shopping websites as a must-have &#8220;anti-pervert weapon&#8221; that can be discreetly carried in a l<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Aflame-thrower that can hurl a stream of fire half a metre long is being marketed in China to help women fend off unwanted advances.&nbsp;The device is being billed on shopping websites as a must-have &#8220;anti-pervert weapon&#8221; that can be discreetly carried in a ladies\u2019 handbag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a.jpeg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FhniztyRwNU-x6jbcKdxaxlrWnvA?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"942.9002123142251\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/flaming-self-defense-weapon-is-available-to-buy-on-taobao\/#The_handheld_devices_which_are_capable_of_hurling_a_stream_of_fire_half_a_metre_long_sell_between_90_to_300_yuan_on_e-commerce_site_Taobao_Image_Telegraph\" title=\"The handheld devices, which are capable of hurling a stream of fire half a metre long, sell between 90 to 300 yuan on e-commerce site Taobao Image:Telegraph\">The handheld devices, which are capable of hurling a stream of fire half a metre long, sell between 90 to 300 yuan on e-commerce site Taobao Image:Telegraph<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/flaming-self-defense-weapon-is-available-to-buy-on-taobao\/#Makers_say_they_are_capable_of_producing_a_flame_up_to_a_foot_and_a_half_long_at_temperatures_of_1800C_%E2%80%93_which_is_enough_to_%E2%80%98disfigure_an_attacker_Image_Taobao\" title=\"Makers say they are capable of producing a flame up to a foot and a half long at temperatures of 1,800C &#8211; which is enough to &#8216;disfigure&#8217; an attacker &nbsp;Image:Taobao\">Makers say they are capable of producing a flame up to a foot and a half long at temperatures of 1,800C &#8211; which is enough to &#8216;disfigure&#8217; an attacker &nbsp;Image:Taobao<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/flaming-self-defense-weapon-is-available-to-buy-on-taobao\/#Mini_flame_throwers_designed_to_protect_women_against_sex_attackers_have_gone_up_for_sale_for_between_10_and_30_in_China_Image_Taobao\" title=\"Mini flame throwers designed to protect women against sex attackers have gone up for sale for between $10 and $30 in China Image:Taobao\">Mini flame throwers designed to protect women against sex attackers have gone up for sale for between $10 and $30 in China Image:Taobao<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/flaming-self-defense-weapon-is-available-to-buy-on-taobao\/#Pocket-sized_flamethrowers_are_being_marketed_to_women_as_an_%E2%80%9Canti-pervert_weapon%E2%80%9D_online_Image_Taobao\" title=\"Pocket-sized flamethrowers are being marketed to women as an &#8220;anti-pervert weapon&#8221; online Image:Taobao\">Pocket-sized flamethrowers are being marketed to women as an &#8220;anti-pervert weapon&#8221; online Image:Taobao<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_handheld_devices_which_are_capable_of_hurling_a_stream_of_fire_half_a_metre_long_sell_between_90_to_300_yuan_on_e-commerce_site_Taobao_Image_Telegraph\"><\/span>The handheld devices, which are capable of hurling a stream of fire half a metre long, sell between 90 to 300 yuan on e-commerce site Taobao Image:Telegraph<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>The devices, which look like large cigarette lighters, are on sale for between $10 and $30 from several online shops.<\/p>\n<p>Makers boast they can produce a flame from several inches to one and a half feet long at temperatures up to 1,800C &#8211; enough to &#8216;disfigure&#8217; an attacker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"b.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FhfCrkfNucK_RkmGZlVLlAsLXutc?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"634\" height=\"716\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Makers_say_they_are_capable_of_producing_a_flame_up_to_a_foot_and_a_half_long_at_temperatures_of_1800C_%E2%80%93_which_is_enough_to_%E2%80%98disfigure_an_attacker_Image_Taobao\"><\/span>Makers say they are capable of producing a flame up to a foot and a half long at temperatures of 1,800C &#8211; which is enough to &#8216;disfigure&#8217; an attacker &nbsp;Image:Taobao<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Adverts claim the devices are perfectly legal, though Chinese police say otherwise, according to The Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>They are explicitly marketed as a self-defense tool for women to use against predatory men, with one advert showing a woman being pushed up against a bathroom door.<\/p>\n<p>Another advert on Chinese marketplace Taobao shows a woman chasing a man away while brandishing one of the devices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"c.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FmbA38Km4lMok0dR3u4FBX7WCW6D?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"634\" height=\"384\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mini_flame_throwers_designed_to_protect_women_against_sex_attackers_have_gone_up_for_sale_for_between_10_and_30_in_China_Image_Taobao\"><\/span>Mini flame throwers designed to protect women against sex attackers have gone up for sale for between $10 and $30 in China Image:Taobao<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>One vendor boasted to local media how they can &#8220;scald or even disfigure an attacker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another vendor told The Beijing Youth Daily they \u201ccan leave a permanent scar, but are a legal, non-lethal tool. Not a weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Flames and the super high temperatures are enough to scare the bad guys away,\u201d said one website, which added that the flames can last for 30 minutes. &#8220;At that crucial moment, you could also become an anti-terror SWAT,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese police have warned that the devices are against the law, but they were still being sold on the Chinese Internet on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"d.jpeg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FhOF4UYzgw9VUwPBqck2IianA3_E?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"608\" height=\"608\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pocket-sized_flamethrowers_are_being_marketed_to_women_as_an_%E2%80%9Canti-pervert_weapon%E2%80%9D_online_Image_Taobao\"><\/span>Pocket-sized flamethrowers are being marketed to women as an &#8220;anti-pervert weapon&#8221; online Image:Taobao<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>It is unclear when the devices were first being sold in China, although The Beijing Youth Daily said they had become \u201cvery popular\u201d when concern over sexual harassment peaks at the start of summer, with some stores selling up to 300 a month.<\/p>\n<p>Police told Chinese media that it is \u201ctechnically illegal\u201d to send the devices to customers through the postal service.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns have also been raised that the devices can cause injury to the person carrying them, as the switch can be accidentally turned on while it is in a handbag.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"450\" height=\"488.9643463497453\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aflame-thrower that can hurl a stream of fire half a metre long is being marketed in China to help women fend off unwanted advances. 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