This is a good point. The newer gels are much better at avoiding spray drift, especially with the winds we get here in North Texas.KD5NRH wrote:Kimber; it's more of a gelatinous goopy glob than a mist. The spread is easily enough to get three people from 10-12 feet.Dave2 wrote:Pepper spray is contagious, you know...KD5NRH wrote:Pepper spray the whole mess of 'em, then get between the aggressors and the victim.
I responded to an incident at a neighborhood bar (tavern) years ago when we used CS. One officer had already arrived and entered the bar. Another officer and I were passing the front window where they had a window fan. He was behind me and I made the door and he was just in front of the window with the fan when the officer inside sprayed the individual with CS. The window fan sucked the spray out and it hit the other officer square in the face. He was incapacitated to the point he couldn't see, so we were now down to only two of us. Luckily the person who had been sprayed had surrendered to the other officer and we were able to cuff him easily.
The point is, if you try spraying a person with the wind in your face, you may end up with a dose or more of the spray than the person you are trying to repel, and you are now not able to function and they may now have an even greater advantage over you.
