I am An O/C instructor
Hi, I am the O/C instructor for the Tazewell Co. Sheriff's Dept. And also instuct in Defensive Tactics. I require all students who arer to be certified in the use of O/C to take a direct spray in the eyes,mouth and face. They are then required to wait 10 seconds as thye O/C settles and then they must fight off an attacker that is holding a body shield. This has a two fold purpose.
1. It enables an officer to feel the first hand effects of O/C and
have the mental capabilities to fight through it should he
happen to be sprayed while using it himself on an attacker.
2. It gives an officer a better understanding of what to expect
for an attacker that has been sprayed and how to treat
him/her afterwards.
O/C affects EVERYONE it is applied to. the problem is this. Much like all of us who train for fighting, although no one is immune. People can build a tolerance to O/C. Like those of us who spar all the time, the punches don't fail to hurt. Our body's and our minds have felt it so many times it is no longer a shock to our system and it allows us to endure more.
If this is the case When using O/C and you see it is not bringing the attacker down you should disengage and seek an alternate use of COntrol. Thanks Bob handegan
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