After shootings in Columbus, suspects sometimes raise self-defense claims. Sometimes these claims are successful; sometimes they aren't. The Dispatch spoke with a legal expert to figure out when ...

When you’ve been attacked, you’re already at a huge disadvantage. Anything you say in response can be dismissed as mere defensive retaliation. When you’re not trusted, it does you little good to say, ...

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Editor’s Note: This article contains mentions of sexual assault. As a 20-year-old woman, ideas of safety, self-defense, and security have been ingrained in me ever since I was a little girl. In ...

Raquel Riley Thomas is the founder of Defend Riley, an initiative focused on self-defense for women and children. For Thomas, who served as a Captain in the U.S Army, this initiative is personal.