Please, please get your injuries checked out professionally. Have someone take you to the hospital if necessary.
I'm echoing what others have said re reporting it to the cops and reporting the theft of the flash.
Give a lot of thought to going armed before you take that step. I'm saying this because I don't think the kind of weapon you could carry in a pocket easily is going to a) work with the clothes you wear because of their cut or b) actually stop a group of people and might make them madder, and c) you don't always want to carry a bag to put it in. Have you considered checking out self-defense classes that will work for you?
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I'm echoing what others have said re reporting it to the cops and reporting the theft of the flash.
Give a lot of thought to going armed before you take that step. I'm saying this because I don't think the kind of weapon you could carry in a pocket easily is going to a) work with the clothes you wear because of their cut or b) actually stop a group of people and might make them madder, and c) you don't always want to carry a bag to put it in. Have you considered checking out self-defense classes that will work for you?
::hugs::