I accidentally pepper-sprayed myself in the face. What’s worse is admitting I feel unsafe in Philadelphia | Arwa Mahdawi

The right likes to portray Democrat cities as dystopian hellscapes - and yes gun crime is soaring, but not for the reasons they give

Bad things happen in Philadelphia," Donald Trump once warned. Last weekend, a very bad thing happened in Philadelphia: I pepper-sprayed myself in the face. I had bought some pepper spray keyrings online because, after a spate of armed robberies in my neighbourhood, I was worried about walking my dog at night.

My dog is the size of a large rat so he doesn't really deter bad guys - unless the bad guys are scared of rats. Anyway, I had gone out to the garden to test the spray - I'm not a complete idiot, I didn't want to inhale that stuff in a confined space - and managed to get some droplets on my face. At first it was kind of pleasant. A nice little tingle. An exhilarating Philly facial. Then it started getting painful. Then I rubbed my eyes and .... yikes! 0/10 do not recommend.

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