A Digital Lifeline: The Angel Shot App Helps Bar Patrons feel Safer
A new app is empowering bar patrons to discreetly signal for help if they feel unsafe. The Angel Shot App takes the concept of the “angel shot,” a codeword for bartenders indicating someone needs assistance, and brings it into the digital age. “In the event that something occurs, and you need to get the bartenderS attention, rather of having to flag them down and say, ‘Hey, I need an angel shot,’ this is a little bit more discreet,” explains Jimmy LaSalle, co-founder and app developer of Angel Shot. Here’s how it works: Customers check in to participating bars through the app. During their visit, they can order an “angel shot” – a digital signal indicating their level of need. A ”neat” shot signifies a need for assistance to their car, while “on the rocks” means requesting a cab.A shot “with lime” alerts staff to call the police. Users can also include specific details about their location within the bar and even add emergency contacts who will be notified if the situation escalates. “You can put a little message of where you’re located in the venue. ‘Hey, I’m back in the corner. I’m wearing a blue shirt,you know,the red light over here’ in order to provide some information to the staff,” LaSalle adds. While the app isn’t yet available nationwide, the Angel Shot team recently completed beta testing in New York. Some Cincinnati bars are already familiar with the concept of the angel shot.Cambria Moreo, Events manager at Queen City Radio, expresses support for the initiative, stating, “If it’s well organized and it’s well thought out and it gives people a clear plan of action, then we’re totally behind that, and we’ll try to implement it whenever we can.” Patron Haley Sponaugle highlights the app’s potential to enhance personal safety: “I’ve thankfully not had to order one, but I feel safer knowing there’s something I can do if something comes up. And I feel even better now that I can ask for the shot subtly. If you’re sitting at the bar with the person that you feel uncomfortable with, I feel like somebody wouldn’t want to just be like, ‘Can I order an angel shot?’ Like, you know, I feel like it woudl be discreet on your phone; you can just text it right to the bartender,” Sponaugle explains. The creators of the Angel shot App aim for a nationwide launch early in 2025, offering a valuable tool to promote safety and well-being for bar patrons everywhere.Kishimoto stated in a 2014 interview that he envisions Boruto’s generation to be one where evil ninja are “concealed within society”.This suggests that the narrative will explore the theme of hidden dangers and the complexity of morality. [[1](https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/16/naruto-creator-masashi-kishimoto-talks-about-boruto)]
