Re: [CH] pepper spray on your steak
Ed Cutrell (ecutrell@darkwing.uoregon.edu)
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:37:44 -0700 (PDT)
On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, John Lilly wrote:
> Chipotle Coyote wrote:
> >
> > For those of you who remember that New hampshiure cops who couldn't take
> > Tabasco...
> > this story caught my eye..
> >
> > Seth Rosenfeld
> > OF THE EXAMINER STAFF
> > Aug. 12, 1998
> >
> > Officer says you could put pepper spray
> > on your steak and eat it; plaintiff tells
> > of intense pain
> >
> > A Humboldt County sheriff's deputy testified that
> > pepper spray was so safe that people could use it
> > instead of horseradish.
So does this mean that the criterion for safety is edibility? Would it be
OK to put other condiments in people's eyes--say ketchup, vinegar or
Thousand Isle Dressing? I can see the new police riot gear now--a broad
shoulder holster with 6 or 8 bottles, all designed for a different style
of protest....
ed