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In article <C1HMLF.78B@wsrcc.com>, wolfgang@wsrcc.com (Wolfgang S. Rupprecht) writes:
# #I've been wondering about the effectiveness of the fairly new
# #irritant gasses containing Oleoresin Capsicum.
# 
# I'm was told by a lady displaying the 10% and 15% variety at a recent
# show that Oleoresin Capsicum is only approved for use against animals
# in California.  She paused, and then added, "The 15% is good for
# animals up to 250lbs."
# 
On 21/1/92, Glendale, Arizona, police officers shot and killed
Beverly Patrick after spraying here with Capstun.  911 received 
a call from a teenage boy that someone had broken into the
house: the boy had locked himself upstairs.  When police arrived,
they encounterd Ms. Patrick holding a large knife.  When the 
police ordered her to drop the weapon, she responded by charging.
The police sprayed her with Capstun (I think that's OC) but
she kept coming so they had to shoot her several times.

Editorial: in another few seconds, the OC would probably
have had some effect, but the cops would have been severely
injured and maybe even dead by that time.  If you want to
use OC, use it like the pro's do... as an alternative 
to lethal force if it's use is both possible and 
effective.



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