Dear Friend and Reader:
If you watch these videos, it will affect your whole day, so you might want to skip them if you’re feeling fragile. What you’re about to see below is disturbing for many reasons, the first of which is its unmitigated cruelty. I would like to create an editorial or op-ed for the Internet about why this has got to stop.
I am very busy these days and would benefit from some research support, particularly about two things: one is pepper spray itself and the other the rules for using it (which will vary by locale but should have some consistency).
On the first topic, the documents I need to do this include the MSDS for various pepper sprays, any safety studies you can find, and articles from the mainstream and alternative press about the ethics of using this stuff. On the second, that’s a little more open but publicly available rules and regulations, campus policies, police policies, etc. This is two different kinds of research. In truth anyone can do it, with some patience and persistence.
For deep research, ideally for the first, someone familiar with scientific databases would potentially be the best and for the second, a paralegal. If you would like to assist, please either put your findings into the comment area below, or email them to be at dreams@planetwaves.net with the subject header “pepper spray research.”
Thank you for your help.
Editor, Planet Waves