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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 ...
The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile; chemical formula: C 10 H 5 ClN 2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of the lachrymatory agent commonly referred to as CS gas, a tear gas which is used as a riot control agent, and is banned for use in warfare due to the 1925 Geneva Protocol.
“Pepper spray is a tear gas. But there are all kinds of other ones, too.” ... Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt researches tear gas agents and chemical exposure injuries in his lab at the Duke University ...
RWGŁ-3 Polish tear gas grenade launcher. CS was used during attempts to flush the Viet Cong from their tunnels in the Vietnam War.. CS gas has been used in spray form by many police forces as a temporary incapacitant and to subdue attackers, persons, or civil protestors.
Amy Atkisson, 46, was booked with one count of unlawful use of tear gas after being arrested for what law-enforcement authorities described as “pepper spray assault" in Thousand Oaks, according ...
An anti-racism protest at Indian Springs High School in San Bernardino, California, turned unruly and led to a campus safety officer using pepper spray on students Tuesday, authorities said.
Tear gas in use in France 2007 Exploded tear gas canister in the air in Greece. Tear gas, also known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from Latin lacrima 'tear'), sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the early commercial self-defense spray, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears.
After video of police pepper spraying students went viral, UC Davis spent $175,000 to bury the story. But that attempt did more harm than good.