Re: [CH] Heat over police pepper spray
Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@home.com)
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 19:18:31 -0700
Yeahhh....Me too, there is an Irvinestown in Ireland, and a Castle
Irvine, to boot!And my father was born very close to it!!Doug in
BC...Calvin, taking powder to Winnipeg next week to our grandsons
wedding! Should I dump some in the punch? Doug!
Calvin Donaghey wrote:
>
> The Old Bear wrote:
>
> > Gosh, I love what people send me in my morning email. The following
> > is a news clipping forwarded to me by a friend. I submit it to you,
> > without further comment, for your erudition and entertainment...
> >
> > Heat over police pepper spray
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS -- Many doctors and law enforcement
> > specialists say it sounds crazy. Nonetheless, police here assert
> > that they instruct their officers that a potent anticrime weapon,
> > pepper spray, is less effective against Mexican-Americans, Cajuns,
> > and other ethnic groups, because of their fondness for spicy foods.
> > ME!! ME!! I'll try it.!! Can you put it in Salsa???
> > You don't give a [longer] burst to a person who is Mexican,
> > Latin American, or Chinese."
>
> How about Irish?? Are they leaving out the Irish??? I think my Civil Rights
> have been violated.I wonder how you would sign up to be a test subject to
> check your resistance to Spray and relate it to your passion for HEAT.??