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sigmund · August 31, 2000, 11:06 PM

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If you do a search on this Forum on the term "pepper spray", you will find some old postings of people who tried it out on themselves, and regretted doing so.

According to people who have used it, including LEOs I have talked to, the intensity of the reaction varies from person to person, but everyone experiences some level of pain and their eyes swell shut. No exceptions. Incapacitation ranges from momentary to 30-45 minutes.

The only permanent damage I have heard of is a little lethal problem called positional asphyxiation. If you take a person heavily under the influence of alcohol or drugs, spray him down real good with OC, cuff his hands behind his back, and toss him face down in the back of a patrol car, he may have a real hard time breathing. He may even just plain stop. Forever. YMMV.

August 31, 2000, 11:06 PM	#17
sigmund Senior Member Join Date: July 16, 2000 Location: Urbandale, Iowa Posts: 346	Red Bull If you do a search on this Forum on the term "pepper spray", you will find some old postings of people who tried it out on themselves, and regretted doing so. According to people who have used it, including LEOs I have talked to, the intensity of the reaction varies from person to person, but everyone experiences some level of pain and their eyes swell shut. No exceptions. Incapacitation ranges from momentary to 30-45 minutes. The only permanent damage I have heard of is a little lethal problem called positional asphyxiation. If you take a person heavily under the influence of alcohol or drugs, spray him down real good with OC, cuff his hands behind his back, and toss him face down in the back of a patrol car, he may have a real hard time breathing. He may even just plain stop. Forever. YMMV.