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chemicalagentsguide
AnActivist'sGuidetoPoliceChemicalWeapons
Chemicalweaponsusedbypolice,howtheywork,
howyoucanprepare,andwhattodoifexposed…
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ANACTIVIST'SGUIDETOPOLICECHEMICALWEAPONS
Mostofusgotoprotestshopingthatthingswillgopeacefully,andindeed,manyofushavegonetomanyprotestsandhavehadlittleexposuretopoliceviolenceorchemicalweapons.Butjustbecauseyou'vehadgoodexperiencesinthepastdoesn'tmeanyoushouldnaivelyassumeallactionswillgosowell.Indeed,manypeoplehavestoriestotellofperfectlypeacefulactionsthatweremetwithpolicerepression.
Modernpolicetacticsemphasizetheuseof"less-lethal"weaponsratherthanthedirectapplicationofforcethroughtruncheonsandbullets.Amongthemostpopulartoolsinthisclassofweaponsarechemicalagentslikepeppersprayandteargas.Whilepromotedasbeingvirtuallyharmless,thesechemicalscanactuallybequitedangerous,butwiththeproperknowledgeandpreparation,manyoftheireffectscanbeavoided.
Thisguidewillhelpprovideyouwithbasicknowledgeonsomeofthechemicalweaponsusedbypolice,howyoucanprepareforsituationswheretheseweaponsmaybeused,andhowtorespondifexposedtochemicalagents.
CHEMICALAGENTSUSEDBYPOLICE:
Whatarethey,howdotheywork,andwhenaretheyused?
ANIMPORTANTNOTEABOUTPOLICECHEMICALWEAPONS:
Beforepoliceusechemicalweapons,mostpolicedepartments,aspartoftheir"continuumofforce"guidelines,requireofficerstoissueawarningorordertodispersesbeforeusingchemicalweapons.Notonlyisthiswarningausefulsignthatyoushouldprepareyourselfforapotentialexposure,butalsonotethelackofawarning…thiscanbeusefulinanycomplaintagainstthepolicedepartment.
OC(“PepperSpray”)
Whatisit?
OC(oleoresincapsicum)isaconcentratedextractfromhotpeppers,henceitscommonnameof“PepperSpray.”FrequentlyOCismixedwithwaterand/orothersolventstoallowittobedispensedfromaerosolsprayers.
Whatdoesitdo?
OCisanirritant.Muchlikespicyfoodscreateaburningsensationonyourtongue,OCwilldothesame—buttoyoureyes,throat,nose,andskin.OCisasuperconcentratedformofthesamestuffthatmakesapepperseem“spicy.”Whilegenerallymeanttosubduethosewhoareexposed,theshock,pain,anddisorientationresultingfromOCcanactuallymakepeoplereactviolently.
PoliceandpepperspraymanufacturersfrequentlytoutOCasbeing“safe”,butinreality,itisfarfrombeingsafe.AUSArmystudynoted“possiblemutageniceffects,carcinogeniceffects,sensitization,cardiovascularandpulmonarytoxicity,neurotoxicity,aswellaspossiblehumanfatalities.”OCcantriggersevereallergicreactionsinsomepersons,andcanalsocausedangerousaggravationsofrespiratoryproblemssuchasasthma.Notably,aspeppergasisaplanttoxin,itsuseinwarfareisprohibitedbythe1972BiologicalWeaponsConvention—butinternationallawsgoverningchemicalandbiologicalweaponsdonotapplytousageindomesticnon-warconflicts,allowingpolicetofreelyusetheseweaponsinlawenforcementandcrowdcontrolsituations.
Whenisitused?
OCisthemostcommonlyavailableandfrequentlyusedchemicalweaponusedbypoliceandsecuritypersonnel.Itisintendedforuseinsituationswheretheuseoflethalforceormoredirectphysicalviolence(suchasstrikingwithabaton)couldbeconsideredexcessiveorinappropriate,suchasagainstunrulybutunarmedsuspects.Incrowdcontrolsituations,OCisoftenusedasanagenttoencouragecrowddispersal.PoliceareoftensubjectedtoacontrolledexposuretoOCaspartoftheirtraining,buteventhoughtheyknowsomeofitseffectsfirst-hand,therearecountlessstoriesofpolicemisusingOC.
Howisitused?
Innormalpatrolduties,policeofficersgenerallycarrysmallaerosolcansofOCSprayintheirequipmentbelts,whichcanbeusedforself-defensesituations.Whenusedincrowdcontrol,generallypoliceuselargeraerosolsprayersorfoggersthatresemblefireextinguishers.SomeOCpowderscanbemixedintosolutionsthatcanbesprayedfrommuchlargerdispenserssuchasfire-trucknozzles.
OClessfrequentlycanbeseenusedincanisters/grenadesthatexplodeanddisperseacloudofOCagent,orin“pepperpowder”roundsfiredfromapaintballgun.Thepepperpowderisapastedesignedtosticktotheclothingandskinofthosewhoarehit.
WhenshouldOCnotbeused?
OCshouldonlybeusedinthequantitynecessarytoachievethedesiredresult.Oftenthatmeansoneortwosmallsquirtsshouldbesufficient.Oftenthough,particularlyincrowdcontrolsituations,policeuseverylargequantitiesofOC.OCalsoisnotintendedforuse
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