• Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      14 days ago

      IIRC, that guy said he’s had spicier meals.

      Pepper spray is designed to go right to the face. Apparently doesn’t work too well when it’s just going to float around you. Especially if you’re used to spicy food.

      I knew eating all those wings would give me superpowers.

      • ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        14 days ago

        It depends on your sensitivity. One of my coworkers had the “genius” idea to test her pepper spray indoors and reactions from coworkers and customers ranged from “this is somewhat unpleasant” to “I can’t breathe, I have to step outside.” Some older customers who came in up to an hour later were still coughing.

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      I can’t find it now, but that particular protestor was interviewed a few minutes later. Apparently the costumes not only provide an effective cushion to stop pepperball ammo without it breaking, but the standard issue CE spray that LEOs are deploying is a chemical gel spray. They sprayed his belt and made the suit smell funny, but did no damage other than clogging the fan that inflates the suit.

      Edit; goodnight. I’m off to bed. I’m certain that other lemmings will find the interview that I saw.