There are already a couple hundred comments on the Salon piece. Some of them are the predictable emotional
& unfounded anti nonsense, with the supportive comments being generally well-written & reasoned.
She also has her own webpage, with a followup piece about the overwhelming response:
http://jennifer-willis.com/2010/10/...of-the-whirlwind/comment-page-1/#comment-2010
I commended her for assessing the situation rationally & doing what she needed to do to protect herself,
despite her stated prior aversion to safety equipment. Also suggested some real training...