OC Spray is horrible!

[Zocco987]

Cell phone pictures aren't the best but they tell the story.

I work Security at a Casino and am currently in a class to become a Redman Defensive Tactic Instructor. As part of the class we get to be OC sprayed after jogging in place for a minute then doing 10 push ups. After being sprayed we have to run over to another area engage a BG take him down and get him into a cuffing position. I found out very quickly OC spray affects me to the extreme. I can take a lot of physical pain to my body but I'm a COMPLETE wuss when it comes to my eyes. I think some of the OC got behind my eye....during decon the pain was intensifying. I had difficulty breathing and felt like I was dying. I was blowin snot rockets a mile long while coughing and gagging.

The best way I can describe it is: Have you ever gotten shampoo in your eyes and your like damn! that stings...for me it was that times 10 then getting punched in the face with a hot iron while someone lights your face on fire...for about 5-8 minutes that seem like an eternity.

Other people in the class took it a lot better then me including one guy who only deaconed for a few minutes and was fine.

First Defense (http://www.copquest.com/42-1000.htm) is what was used on me.

Needless to say if you know someone who does not want to carry a firearm for personal protection. OC spray would be a helpful tool for their self defense.

 

[NASTY]

Looks like a couple of Yankee fans that I know after Boston whooped them to come back from that 0-3 hole. :laugh:

Good luck with that Zocco! Hopefully that's the last time you get sprayed with that

 

[jfields]

Several years ago I was visiting my Grandparents when I found my aunts keychain on the kitchen countertop. On it was a little leather pouch with what appeared to be a canister of Binaca Blast breath spray.

I guess you know where this is going............. :blush:


I sprayed that shit right down my throat and thought I was dying. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't talk, and man that crap hurt like hell. Even though I never got it on my face, all the areas around my eyes, nose, and upper cheeks were on fire. :laugh:

 

[Rodrigo de Jerez]

Should I be laughing?

-Mark

 

[lurch]

Same experience here. Before we're qualified to guard the front gate of any base you have to go through an OC course. Kinda the same stuff you went through but with an added Obstacle course. Hard as hell to say the least. Having to fight off attackers while going through a course like that is an experience that I'll never forget...

 

[SweetMelissa]

You should talk to Jeff1101 about what he has to do when he has to requalify, etc. That might make ya feel like you just had a picnic. ???

I hope you feel better now! I wouldn't make it past them just showing me the spray...

Melly, the wuss

 

[Zocco987]

Laugh away if you want my feelings won't be hurt. The instructors were taking additional pictures and video I'm trying to obtain and will post.

 

[Rodrigo de Jerez]

Laugh away if you want my feelings won't be hurt. The instructors were taking additional pictures and video I'm trying to obtain and will post.

Well, we can all be sure that you're feelings won't be nearly as hurt as your eyes. I hope getting hit with OC Spray isn't going be something that happens on the regular.

Take Care,

Mark

 

[Zocco987]

Laugh away if you want my feelings won't be hurt. The instructors were taking additional pictures and video I'm trying to obtain and will post.

Well, we can all be sure that you're feelings won't be nearly as hurt as your eyes. I hope getting hit with OC Spray isn't going be something that happens on the regular.

Take Care,

Mark

Dear Lord I HOPE NOT!!

 

[gunsandcigars88]

I didn't think OC was too bad when I got hit with it. Different people have reactions to OC in varying ways. I have seen some people that you would think were about to die after getting hit with this stuff. Then some that just could care less if you spray them. I remember one guy that I saw a cop spray, the dude shook his head looked at the cop and said "why did you have to do that?". At that time the guy started coming at the cop, and then 4 officers took the guy to the ground.
B

 

[Zocco987]

I didn't think OC was too bad when I got hit with it. Different people have reactions to OC in varying ways. I have seen some people that you would think were about to die after getting hit with this stuff. Then some that just could care less if you spray them. I remember one guy that I saw a cop spray, the dude shook his head looked at the cop and said "why did you have to do that?". At that time the guy started coming at the cop, and then 4 officers took the guy to the ground.
B

Damn! There were 2 people in my group that took it like champs. Not me however.....ha ha

 

[Q_The_Cop]

I've gotten sprayed several times over the years, it never gets better! It's akin to bobbing for hornets in hot french fry grease. I love the stuff, I use it every chance I get! Nothing like a little Hot Sauce to quiet the masses!

 

[B.L. Sims]

Makes me feel better about my fiancee carrying the stuff.

 

[cigarsarge]

I've been sprayed more times than I can remember. It's never really bothered me too much...Unless I have a fresh shave. Then it lights me up.

 

[souldog]

OC spray...the gift thats keeps on giving. When you shower tonight, tuck your nads in between your legs, or you'll have a temporary tutorial on what I imagine herpes feel like...


Oh, and take it like a man!!

 

[TampaSupremo]

I got a faceful of that stuff in the academy. Then I had to fight two guys, then, against every fiber of my being, force my eyes open enough to shoot at a target (simunition, not bullets). Sucked.

I hear we're going to get tazed before they let us carry Tazers. Hope I don't crap me pants.

TampaSupremo

 

[AVB]

Even more good news for you.

Been sprayed a few times but gassed even more. Overall, I'd rather be gassed.

 

[souldog]

I hear we're going to get tazed before they let us carry Tazers. Hope I don't crap me pants.

TampaSupremo

Yup. Don't eat anything before you show up for training...

Been sprayed a few times but gassed even more. Overall, I'd rather be gassed.

I prefer being gassed to OC.


My Wishlist of Pain goes in order of preference that I'd rather be exposed to, before the other ones, starting with getting tazed:

1.) Tazed.
2.) CS Gassed.
3.) CN Gassed.
4.) OC Sprayed.

Either way, they all suck. Being tazed seems to have a quicker recovery period. When I was exposed to OC, it lasted for two days... And shaving was a bitch. In training, we PT'd two miles, came back and got sprayed, had to fight two guys for one minute each, run the obstacle course, then prone somebody out onto the ground, handcuff them, and then you got the sweet relief. Freakin' sucked.

 

[CRQuarto]

During the academy, when we were OC sprayed, a few select "volunteers" were chosen to be guinea pigs for this new spray the Army was testing called "Sabre Red" or "Red Sabre"...something of that nature. Anyways, unlike OC spray which comes out in a clear or slightly brown spray or stream, this shit came out looking like tobasco sauce. I only know that because it was the last thing I saw before it hit me square in the grill. That stuff kicked my ass for over two hours, I was useless. Tear gas was a walk in the park compared to that stuff!

 

[Zocco987]

Makes me feel better about my fiancee carrying the stuff.

Definitely is a good alternative for self defense if someone doesn't want to carry a firearm or the state they live in won't. It is CERTAINLY better then nothing imo. Also OC spray doesn't affect everyone the same. I was sprayed it was the worst thing of my life but I was still able to fight through it and take someone down. An assailant altered by drugs or alcohol may be able to power through the effects even more.

OC spray...the gift thats keeps on giving. When you shower tonight, tuck your nads in between your legs, or you'll have a temporary tutorial on what I imagine herpes feel like...


Oh, and take it like a man!!

Showered with the boxers on :laugh:
Our class got a lot of pre-warning of what to expect. Also I got a short round 2 in the shower when it reactivated.