Friday I got the Pepper Spray via my Instructor over at the Police Academy.

Most Pepper Sprays contain 10% O.C (OLEORESIN CAPSICUM) but the entire can really only contains about 0.19% Capsaicin (CAP-SAY-I-SIN). The Capsaicin is what actually causes the hot burning feeling.

1 drop of Capsaicin in 500,000 drops (roughly 6 gallons) of water is enough to taste; and if you tasted it, it would cause your tongue to burn severely for several minutes until it wore off.

1 drop of Capsaicin is roughly 0.001%.

The stuff we got sprayed with was 1.49% Capsaicin and 10% Oleoresin Capsicum. It was only diluted in roughly 1 ounce of water and 1/2 of an ounce of Alcohol (propellent). So needless to say, this was not your average Pepper Spray.

I got hit with it, dead in the eyes and all over my face, mouth, and nose. It slows your breathing down so you can only breath in about 10% of your normal capacity, nearly instantly caused my eyes to lock shut and then the intense burning begins.

I took the spray, then immediatly forced my eyelids open with my fingers so I could go aprehend and handcuff the "suspect", then over to the water I went which is really only used to wash excess off and initiate cooling. (It's supposedly equiviliant to the feeling of a 160F ambient temperuture on your face/eyes). After you do that, you have to just stand in front of a fan or wind and hold your eyes open to dry them out. Water only makes it worse.

3 hours after it happened my face was still completely red, eyes were red, and if I touched my face with water it reinitiated the entire thing over again. It's been 24 hours now and my eyes are fine, but my face still feels like I have the most insane sunburn imaginable; and I was standing under hot water. You know that feeling? Sunburn + Hot water = Ouch.

Short to the point, this 1.49% stuff (Vector) is *INSANE*.
But, it's done now...

 

Congrats...

:eek3: is all I can say.

 

yes.....definitely *HOLY CRAP*

 

when do u have to do it again

 

I think there's one final Pepper Spraying somewhere near the end of the Academy, and a Taser'ing at some point is the rumor I hear.

 

damn jp...hardcore man.

 

:eek3: indeed. My friend took pics of the pepper spray when they did it to him. That shit is intense. They had to spar too after getting hit with the spray.

 

heh.. i've got a couple of friends that get drunk and play taser tagh:

 

I know someone that works at the state pen. They get that and some chemical shower also. Theyre required to do it anually :down: :eh:

But just think, if it happens in real life, you'll be prep'd for it and able to take the mo fo down with no probs .

 

the tasering should be fun