Just remember it’s not bulletproof, so it won’t do you any good if the attacker has a gun.

A hot drink might be useful if you need to defend yourself seriously. Remember though, that hot liquids scald and you will be inflicting injury on the other person. When defending yourself, this may be defensible but you may also get into serious trouble for causing injury too.

You can also use it in a tactical way by flashing it in his or her eyes and temporarily blind the attacker.

It can also be used as shield.

This weapon is mostly used in prison by the prisoners when they start a riot. [citation needed]