Old 08-28-16, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by trailangel
Ya, I always think about carrying pepper spray. My work takes me to a semi-secure area where that has off-duty cops. I asked them how many times they have pepper sprayed somebody, and the answer is always "quite a few"... followed by
"it doesn't work on everybody. Some people open their mouth and try to drink it. Some people are so jacked up on something it makes the situation worse".... so I keep rethinking the pepper spray and never carry it. Best thing to do is de-escalate the situation like the rider in the video.
It can fly back in the face of the person who is doing the spraying.
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