Re: Police fire on Occupy Oakland protesters.
But she was also kicked in the stomach, if you read about it.
Also of interest from here:
It should be noted that the Biological and Chemical Weapons Convention signed by almost all countries bans the use of tear gas and pepper spray in war. Since 1990, 61 deaths have been associated with police use of pepper spray (Los Angeles Times June 18, 1995). The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reported on 27 people who died after exposure to pepper spray (http://www.aclu-sc.org/attach/p/Pepp..._Questions.pdf). An Aberdeen Proving Ground study demonstrated that pepper spray could cause "[m]utagenic effects, carcinogenic effects, sensitization, cardiovascular and pulmonary toxicity, neurotoxicity, as well as possible human fatalities. There is a risk in using this product on a large and varied population" (Salem, US Army, 1993). "Serious adverse health effects, even death, have followed the use of OC sprays. These sprays should be regarded as poisons or weapons" but are now in use in more than 2000 public safety agencies (http://web.archive.org/web/200008170...m/Smith-OK.htm). Conversely, police forces have ended the practice of exposing their members with the chemicals during trainings because of the ongoing health effects.
It goes on to mention possible risks to pregnant women, but admits that not much is known.
This article from Fair mentions the extreme concentration of pepper spray for police work, 300 times stronger the a jalapeno pepper, 5 times stronger then that sold to the public, making it's use close-up, and not the way it was intended, potentially qualify as cruel and unusual punishment . Hardly "almost a food product" as described by Fox New's Megan Kelly.
That said, most of the technical stuff out there seems to point to it being an unknown. As far as I'm concerned the jury is out on this girl, and and waiting to see if her story holds up, or if she's an attention seeker.
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Also of interest from here:
It should be noted that the Biological and Chemical Weapons Convention signed by almost all countries bans the use of tear gas and pepper spray in war. Since 1990, 61 deaths have been associated with police use of pepper spray (Los Angeles Times June 18, 1995). The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reported on 27 people who died after exposure to pepper spray (http://www.aclu-sc.org/attach/p/Pepp..._Questions.pdf). An Aberdeen Proving Ground study demonstrated that pepper spray could cause "[m]utagenic effects, carcinogenic effects, sensitization, cardiovascular and pulmonary toxicity, neurotoxicity, as well as possible human fatalities. There is a risk in using this product on a large and varied population" (Salem, US Army, 1993). "Serious adverse health effects, even death, have followed the use of OC sprays. These sprays should be regarded as poisons or weapons" but are now in use in more than 2000 public safety agencies (http://web.archive.org/web/200008170...m/Smith-OK.htm). Conversely, police forces have ended the practice of exposing their members with the chemicals during trainings because of the ongoing health effects.
It goes on to mention possible risks to pregnant women, but admits that not much is known.
This article from Fair mentions the extreme concentration of pepper spray for police work, 300 times stronger the a jalapeno pepper, 5 times stronger then that sold to the public, making it's use close-up, and not the way it was intended, potentially qualify as cruel and unusual punishment . Hardly "almost a food product" as described by Fox New's Megan Kelly.
That said, most of the technical stuff out there seems to point to it being an unknown. As far as I'm concerned the jury is out on this girl, and and waiting to see if her story holds up, or if she's an attention seeker.
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