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forda@gtephx.UUCP (Andrew Ford @ AGCS, Phoenix, Arizona) writes:

#In article <C1HMLF.78B@wsrcc.com>, wolfgang@wsrcc.com (Wolfgang S. Rupprecht) writes:
## 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."

There was something on TV recently about these sprays (I'm sorry I
can't recall when and where) where more than one medical professional
said that 5% is sufficient to "saturate" the senses.  The higher
percentages were, in there opinions, a waste.

BTW, _she_ can spray a 250lb animal with the stuff.  _I'm_ going to be
looking for an escape route. ;)

[Anecdote about police use of OC spray deleted.]

#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.

True.  I think it's commendable that they attempted to use non-lethal
force against an assailant wielding a deadly weapon.  It may not have
changed the outcome in that particular case, but it might in some.
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