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November 23, 2011 05:39 am PST
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Psychology of pepper spray
Researchers who've investigated the way that "nonlethal" weapons like pepper spray and tasers affect policing weigh in on the epidemic of callous and brutal police attacks on protesters. They conclude that the effect of giving police an "intermediate force" option isn't a reduction in lethal force, but rather to escalate situations where police might have [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/R_UhviR744o/psychology-of-pepper-spray.html
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