Hotter than a habanero???

[kpete]

The more worrisome effects have to do with inhalation – and by some reports, California university police officers deliberately put OC spray down protestors throats. Capsaicins inflame the airways, causing swelling and restriction. And this means that pepper sprays pose a genuine risk to people with asthma and other respiratory conditions.

MORE:
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/11/21/about-pepper-spray/

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Bah! it's just food. I'm sure if we squeeze one of those delicious pepper in Dill D'Orreily's eyes.

it'd be just like pouring grape juice over them.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

2. Military grade, according to Thom Hartmann today

and much hotter than the pepper spray sold commercially to ward off would-be rapists. Supposedly, according to Thom, it could induce heart failure. Ellen Ratner on Hartmann's show said there was another pepper spray incident over the week-end in Oklahoma and the story is now breaking.

[sakabatou]

4. And those canisters are supposed the be sprayed

around, what? 10 feet away?

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Ten to fifteen

And not at the face but center of mass.

[sakabatou]

8. Fucking hell

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. I wish I did not know this crap.

The capsein bals that Denver used at point blank range...again they are not fired that close. No, not because of the protestor actually, but you will like this. Smile...Lt. Pike also got it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Yup

And as a person with asthma I know the risks I take every time I cover OWS. As a former medic I also know the decom procedures.

[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[Chorophyll]

7. K&R

[uponit7771]

10. wow

[LWolf]

11. I've never experienced anything hotter than habanero, and I don't want to.

:-(

[Kablooie]

12. Maybe they should use the "no tears" pepper spray made for the eyes of babies.