Pepper Spray Developer Denounces Use by UC Davis Police

[The Straight Story]

Pepper Spray Developer Denounces Use by UC Davis Police

The criticism over UC Davis’ police dousing non-violent protesters with pepper spray has extended to the man who invented the crowd-control device.

Kamran Loghman helped develop pepper spray into a weapons-grade material while working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1980s. After seeing how his invention was used against student demonstrators in Davis, Loghman said police violated his original intent.

“I have never seen such an inappropriate and improper use of chemical agents,” Loghman told The New York Times.

Having helped police departments develop guidelines for using pepper spray, Loghman said pepper spray is appropriate only if a person is physically threatening a police officer or another person.

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[lbrtbell]

1. Pretty sad...Loghman has more guts than Obama - n/t

[mmonk]

2. Get with the program. Obama is running for re-election.

[The Straight Story]

3. I just he had been 'running' since he got in office :0 (nt)