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The incident came after a brawl erupted as a Michigan player tried to plant a flag on the field. An officer sprayed several players with pepper spray.
Pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum spray, OC spray, capsaicin spray, mace, or capsicum spray is a lachrymator (tear gas) product containing the compound capsaicin as the active ingredient that irritates the eyes to cause burning and pain sensations, as well as temporary blindness. Its inflammatory effects cause the eyes to close, temporarily ...
Command insignia/badges are another form of identification badge used to identify an officer or non-commissioned officer who is/was in command or in-charge of a unit. If the service member performs their leadership duties successfully, the command insignia/badge they wear can become a permanent uniform decoration regardless of their next ...
The Occupy movement has been met with a variety of responses from local police departments since its beginning in 2011. According to documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, [1] the FBI, state and local law enforcement officials treated the movement as a potential criminal and terrorist threat [2] and used fusion centers [3] and counterterrorism agents to investigate and ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police used pepper spray to disperse a protest opposing a congressional visit from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which has drawn anger from anti-war activists.
On May 31, seven cases of excessive police force during the protests were reported by the local news site Columbus Navigator. They include instances of police using pepper spray on protesters walking away or leaving protests and removing a protester's mask in order to spray them. [14]
Mar. 7—In a recent poll, Wealth of Geeks surveyed 3,000 people to find out which state police had the sexiest uniforms — and the Ohio State Highway Patrol came in at a very respectable 13th place.
Its effectiveness compared to natural pepper spray is uncertain and it reportedly has caused some injuries. When undesirables threaten an area, such as a riot after a soccer game, riot police are called in to subdue them. In these situations, the police may use pepper spray, or water cannons to neutralize the threat.