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Pepper Spray 101

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Pepper spray is made out of the same hot stuff as tabasco sauce (oleo capsicum). It feels like it's burning. If you're sensitive to tabasco, you'll be sensitive to being sprayed.

There are different kinds of spray, and different strengths. They can have additives that make your nose run like a faucet, and make you feel like you can't breathe. So, while whatever got sprayed is burning like the depths of hell, you might feel like you're not getting enough air as well. This will have the effect of (a) making your brain absolutely shut down and focus on breathing, and (b) you will quit fighting if you were stupid enough to be fighting in the first place.

A bandanna only prolongs the agony unless you rip it off immediately, and as I said, there's different kinds…

There's foam, which sticks to whatever it hits and stays and burns, and there's a thinner more watery kind that just runs everywhere, and there's riot fog.

Riot fog you will know because it comes in canister form, sort of like a fire-extinguisher, and is what Dog the Bounty Hunter carries. Riot fog is formulated to be the hottest of all these varieties because it's designed for application to a large group – like a jail block that's rioting.

OK so now you know the general basics, here's how this goes down…

First, an officer will give you a command. For the sake of discussion, let's assume it is the command to disperse. You have two choices, you can obey the command, and go home and not have Bad Things ™ happen, or you can be disobedient, in which case, Bad Things ™ will occur. You are free to make that choice. The officer, however, isn't free to choose to ignore your disobedience – he/she must enforce the lawful command.

If you get sprayed, remember it hurts like a mofo, and you won't be able to see for a bit, so sit down. I don't say this lightly, we had one nut who ran into a tree once because he freaked out when he got sprayed in training. Again, it's gonna hurt and burn, but in about 15 minutes it'll ease up some. Calm is a tall order, but as for myself, I focused on breathing…in/out, in/out…and waited. There's no shame in vomiting, crying, or anything like that – I've seen grown HUGE guys do it. If an officer grabs you, do not fight them. Arms do break, and they are trained in control tactics and pressure points that hurt on top of the burn. Again, do NOT fight. Make sure your hands are empty and clearly visible, then sit down, and if they stand you up to cuff you, don't just go limp, stand like an ordinary person, and comply; the disobedience in civil disobedience is when you don't comply with the order, and doesn't include breaking Billy-Badass after you know you're gonna be arrested. You'll get seriously hurt. Don't do that.

First Aid for spray: if you can rinse with water, rinse your eyes, but DO NOT let it run down your neck, chest, stomach etc. Don't get the run-off onto your clothes – that just holds it against your skin longer. *DO NOT RUB, OR TOUCH ANYTHING – ESPECIALLY YOUR EYES. * It just makes it burn more. There's no magic thing that makes it quit burning. I've seen beaucoup money wasted on milk, honey, or any other rumor – no – the oil in the stuff sticks to your skin, and it's gonna burn.

In about an hour, you'll be ok, but it'll still burn and tingle. At some point, you'll want to take a shower. Please remember what your friendly former officer tells you: Do Not Take a Shower in Such a Way That The Run-Off From The Sprayed Parts Gets On The Unsprayed and Formerly Clothed Parts. Pepper spray on your genitals is worse than a Bad Thing ™. Sweat – ordinary sweat – will reactivate it. You'll be driving along the next day and it'll come back and burn some more if you bust a sweat. Just know it'll happen.

If you subsequently get arrested, don't expect first-aid. You'll be lucky to get a fan. Why? Because in all seriousness, the water doesn't really do anything but cool it off extremely briefly and spread the oil around a little more so it can burn some more. Don't interpret "no first aid" as "being uncaring". There really is nothing that makes it not hurt/burn.

Last things – when you're sitting there thinking your face is melting off, it's not. An actual chemical reaction to the spray itself is very rare. If you can still talk, you can breathe adequately, as well. Also remember, the cop that sprayed you knows exactly how you feel because they've been sprayed just like you were. They know you'll get through it, and they didn't do it to intentionally be a jerk to you personally; you're the one that decided not to obey, right? You had the control, and you chose to exercise your rights.

Final note: pepper spray hurts, but tasers hurt worse, and I'd rather be sprayed than tased, or batonned, or hit with less-than-lethal rounds (including pepper balls).

Sit down, feel free to vomit, cry, and snot, and thank you for contributing to a greater awareness of Constitutional democracy. Stay safe, no matter which side of the line you're on. We're all Americans.

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Obama Issues Statement OF CONCERN FOR PROTESTOR SAFETY 10 MONTHS AGO that Egypt MUST NOT Arrest or Injure Peaceful Protestors!
( He Also WARNS Egypt NOT to Interfere With Cell Service or Internet Service Like the BART San Francisco Protests! )
But TODAY President Obama is SILENT over USA Citizens as over 3,400 Arrests in just 4 weeks, You have all seen the beatings of Peaceful American Citizens in the USA but EGYPTIAN Peaceful Protestors being safe is a Top Obama Concern!
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Where is OUR Speech Mr. President? Compassion for the Peaceful USA Protestors?
.Watch this too > Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize Barack Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech Oslo Part 1
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Obama on Egypt 1/28/2011 Protesters Safety Speech

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