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Oleoresin capsicum (OC) can cause a hydraulic needle effect if sprayed from too close. The velocity of the stream allows it to penetrate the eye tissue. A train
by herewulf 6y ago
Oleoresin capsicum (OC) can cause a hydraulic needle effect if sprayed from too close. The velocity of the stream allows it to penetrate the eye tissue. A trained user would know the range in which it is dangerous (usually about 3 ft but depending on manufacturer, type, etc). So the police officer in question could have felt especially threatened and used it in a manner that he/she knew would be damaging or, more likely, it was an excessive use of force.
However, the amount of damage you describe sounds rather exaggerated. Maybe you mean "disintegrated" corneas, not the whole eyeball?
- DanBC 6y agoSome police forces are using pepper balls in airguns, and I wonder if it's one of those? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGCLL-rxQVQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGCLL-rxQVQ
- grawprog 6y ago>describe sounds rather exaggerated. Maybe you mean "disintegrated" corneas, not the whole eyeball? That was how it was described to me. Well the words use were more like completely gone or something like that but essentially the same thing. She got a nice up close view with an opthalmic camera so...that I guess.