Run? Read this article a little more closely

Ms. Hanrahan imagines a situation in which a woman is menaced as she

makes her way to her car in a parking garage. She points and clicks her

Taser at her target, delivering a 30-second shock (the police’s version

transmits a 5-second zap) and then drops the Taser and runs madly. “If

I am going to use it, I’m going to fire it and leave,” she said.
…
Amazon, which is taking orders for the C2, lists the product in its

home improvement section. (Customers who brought this item are also

fond of pepper spray, extendable steel riot batons and handcuffs.

Interesting shoppers. Maybe not making the short list for the next

dinner party.)

Sounds more likely that once the zapped assailant is down, he’s getting some first-class whoopass from a combat baton.

Tip from the Instapundit

Update (20 July). What’s with the dinner party crack? [italics added] Is Jennifer Steinhauer in the habit of assaulting her dinner guests?