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mitty14u2

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Thu Feb 11, 2016, 05:32 PM Feb 2016

NYPD Triples The Strength Of Their Pepper Spray Because The Old Stuff Didn’t Hurt Enough



Only in the twisted minds of NYPD officials would “more powerful weapons” be a solution to prevent their officers from killing people. Sadly, this is no joke. The NYPD recently announced that they are planning to stock more powerful and potent pepper spray, and they actually claim that this would be intended to prevent police from shooting people.

The potency that has been used by the NYPD and other departments previously is already highly dangerous with a concentration of just .21% capsaicinoids. The new spray will be concentrated at .67% which will undoubtedly be more dangerous and far more painful. The NYPD has already begun rolling out the new concentration and has equipped over 19,000 officers with the new mixture.

NYPD Deputy Chief, Edward Mullen, claimed in an interview with the Daily News that a higher concentrated pepper spray would help officers subdue unruly suspects more easily.

http://www.activistpost.com/2016/02/nypd-triples-the-strength-of-their-pepper-spray-because-the-old-stuff-didnt-hurt-enough.html

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NYPD Triples The Strength Of Their Pepper Spray Because The Old Stuff Didn’t Hurt Enough (Original Post) mitty14u2 Feb 2016 OP
Time to tie the hands of LEO's. Dawson Leery Feb 2016 #1
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