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 Tin_Star
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Posted: 8/14/2012 12:13:28 PM
Originally Posted By Aimless:
I may or may not have shot a raccoon with pepper spray then ran through the cloud in pursuit of him.  Not quite the same thing as blasting yourself in the nuts though.Man....That hurts just reading it... 
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m4pointman
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Posted: 8/14/2012 6:06:38 PM
 Laughs, this thread has 'em. No NDs here, though I've been sprayed every time it was used by anyone in the vicinity. We used to carry foggers for lack of a better term. If you used it or anyone near you used it, you got it too, just not as bad as the poor bastard that made you break it out.There was this once though that I watched two of our officers struggling with a prisoner at our jail. I had just pulled up and he was giving them a rough time. The assisting officer decided spray was required to gain control of the combative prisoner and he stepped back yelled spray and let loose. The prisoner heard the warning and ducked, the arresting officer was mid sentence facing the assisting officer "wha..." and caught the entire blast of spray in the face. Poor bastard. Had to decon both the prisoner and officer. Good thing they were friends, officer that got it was a mad motherfucker. 
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vanilla_gorilla
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Posted: 8/14/2012 9:08:02 PM
Not an ND, but I'm sure the deputy involved doesn't read Arfcom, so I'll throw him under the bus tell the story as he relayed it to me. Years back, a deputy whom we'll call Jimmy had a habit of playing with his OC canister. Somehow, he had accidentally replaced his OC canister upside down in the holster and got some of it onto the holster and canister, where it dried. It came time for Deputy Jimmy to get new OC, so he went to supply and turned in his old one for his new one, handling the dried OC residue in the process. Deputy Jimmy stops off at the head for a pee break before getting 10-8 for his shift, and as he's holding his junk, he starts to notice a mild irritation, which quickly grows beyond mild. Deputy Jimmy looks around for something to provide for relief, and notices the old standby: hand soap. Jimmy, with organ in hand, hops/waddles his way over to the bathroom sink and gets a handful of soap to apply to his injured and burning manhood. About this time, Lt. Walrus pushes open the bathroom door and observes our hero in mid-stroke, applying soap to his "affected area." Lt. Walrus doesn't know what to say to this, but proceeds to stand there in the open doorway with a look on his face nothing short of amazement while passersby in the hallway are wondering what that deputy could possibly be doing in there. "GAWD DAMN, Jimmy! What in the HELL are you a-doin'?" |
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Rincon_11
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Posted: 8/16/2012 10:39:39 PM
[Last Edit: 8/17/2012 2:09:24 AM by Rincon_11]
Originally Posted By DrunkDucky: While taking a piss.  Had an AR slung, and moved it to my side, at which point a lock nut on the reflex sight depressed my OC and proceeded to spray me in the arm while peeing. Not f*cking cool. OC is evil enough without it running onto your junk. The last 20 minutes have been hell. FML. Happened to a coworder while he was cleaning his vehicle at the end of shift. He rushed into the duty desk saying that he had an allergic reaction to "something". Got a ride to the ER and when his shirt came off, there was the large orange mark on his skin. I guess he got at least half the can off before he noticed it was firing, must have been a lot to seep through his shirt. Never broke to it though and stuck to the allergic reaction story.  |
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Posted: 8/16/2012 11:30:18 PM
A few years ago I was taking an out of control prisoner to the ground. While he was face down struggling, I blasted him with Fox and I nailed the both of us. Luckilly help was only footsteps away b/c the OC took my breath away and I almost panicked.
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DrunkDucky
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Posted: 8/17/2012 12:37:30 AM
Glad this one is still going...nice to be reminded of the *ahem* incident.
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Posted: 8/18/2012 1:28:19 PM
I can Imagine how intense the OC burned. I had gasoline spill all over my nuts many years ago while attempting a hill climb on a dirt bike. My buddies were just about pissing themselves watching me run down the hill and jumping into a mud puddle splashing mud and water in my crotch.
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Posted: 8/20/2012 8:02:19 PM
God Bless those who OC's their 'Nozzle'... most of my career was mace NS, so I was spared a ND (it would've happened).
However, I did get to see a good one when the OC came out. I was asked to assist a small, local dept, as a supposed expert, with their first-ever OC training (aka mass-hosing). They had e/thing pretty much figured out, a garden hose ready & running, a sink with the cold spigot running, a couple buckets of cold water (all phony comfort props) and a fairly closed in area outside. The guys all lined up in jeans & sweats & each took their turn, all first timers so no telling the reactions. Not a balker in the group. One went down quick, another knew where the hose was, one just stood there 'dripping snot', but the one before the last, #6, got hosed... stood there silently quite a few seconds... began screaming maniacally... and ran like a scalded cat, blindly in the only direction not blocked off (dam)... saw him go 100 ft, up a hill and over... the screaming got fainter... and fainter. I stayed with the blind guys while his Chief, who just hosed #7, finally ran off after him. 1.5 hrs later, the chief came back... alone. About 20 mins later, the screamer came back, from a diff direction... worn-out, without a clue where he'd been (except runnin' blind, full tilt through town), and oddly, uninjured. the clown crossed a busy hwy, TWICE. I don't think I breathed the whole time he was GONE! |
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Posted: 8/20/2012 9:06:34 PM
Originally Posted By goanra:
God Bless those who OC's their 'Nozzle'... most of my career was mace NS, so I was spared a ND (it would've happened). However, I did get to see a good one when the OC came out. I was asked to assist a small, local dept, as a supposed expert, with their first-ever OC training (aka mass-hosing). They had e/thing pretty much figured out, a garden hose ready & running, a sink with the cold spigot running, a couple buckets of cold water (all phony comfort props) and a fairly closed in area outside. The guys all lined up in jeans & sweats & each took their turn, all first timers so no telling the reactions. Not a balker in the group. One went down quick, another knew where the hose was, one just stood there 'dripping snot', but the one before the last, #6, got hosed... stood there silently quite a few seconds... began screaming maniacally... and ran like a scalded cat, blindly in the only direction not blocked off (dam)... saw him go 100 ft, up a hill and over... the screaming got fainter... and fainter. I stayed with the blind guys while his Chief, who just hosed #7, finally ran off after him. 1.5 hrs later, the chief came back... alone. About 20 mins later, the screamer came back, from a diff direction... worn-out, without a clue where he'd been (except runnin' blind, full tilt through town), and oddly, uninjured. the clown crossed a busy hwy, TWICE. I don't think I breathed the whole time he was GONE! 
AWESOME story...and you tell it well!!! |
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45FMJoe
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Posted: 8/20/2012 9:23:26 PM
[Last Edit: 8/20/2012 9:27:33 PM by 45FMJoe]
Originally Posted By DrunkDucky: That about sums it up. I'm sure I can't be the only person here that has experienced a ND with OC. Mine just may be a little less fortunate than most. The OC holder on my belt has a plastic insert that acts as a trigger guard of sorts. Thank God, that's all I'm saying about that. |
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SteelonSteel
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Posted: 8/20/2012 10:04:19 PM
[Last Edit: 8/20/2012 10:18:30 PM by SteelonSteel]
Originally Posted By 45FMJoe:
Originally Posted By DrunkDucky:
That about sums it up. I'm sure I can't be the only person here that has experienced a ND with OC. Mine just may be a little less fortunate than most. The OC holder on my belt has a plastic insert that acts as a trigger guard of sorts. Thank God, that's all I'm saying about that.
We had some really shitty OC carriers that one of our command guys approved because they were a few dollars cheaper than the name brand. Too bad they were floppy P.o.S. and we carried trigger sprayers at the time. I think most everyone with the cheap nylon gear got an AD. I know I got mine while reaching over into a boat on a trailer for an item. I didn't notice anything at all at the time. I got home and undressed, coughed a couple times, not thinking much about it. Then looked down at a big 2 inch circle of orange on my T shirt. Another one on me, I had to hop in a helicopter and they don't want your OC in their bird so I took it out and went to place it in the center console of my truck and tapped the trigger of the OC spray on the steering wheel on the way yeilding a short fog burst. A few small coughs on the way to the waiting bird. 
One of my coworkers with the same lousy belt pouch sits down in a restaurant and gets a good fog blast out. Cleared the restaurant. Another coworker had the snap on his carrier actually wear through the aluminum can, releasing the contents to his crotch while on ATV patrol.
Thankfully the idiot that ordered those pouches to be bought didn't select our service pistol holsters too. 
ETA- reminds me of my first hot sauce encounter. My step father was a letter carrier and always had those HALT brand dogsprays. One day in the cellar my sister picks up a can out of the garbage can and says what's this while pressing the button. I got a stream to the face and did the unhappy dance howling my 11 year old head off. Not sure but I think that stuff was worse than my acadmy OC'ing, but I was a little younger then.. |
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AKFF
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Posted: 8/21/2012 8:15:18 AM
Originally Posted By goanra:
God Bless those who OC's their 'Nozzle'... most of my career was mace NS, so I was spared a ND (it would've happened). However, I did get to see a good one when the OC came out. I was asked to assist a small, local dept, as a supposed expert, with their first-ever OC training (aka mass-hosing). They had e/thing pretty much figured out, a garden hose ready & running, a sink with the cold spigot running, a couple buckets of cold water (all phony comfort props) and a fairly closed in area outside. The guys all lined up in jeans & sweats & each took their turn, all first timers so no telling the reactions. Not a balker in the group. One went down quick, another knew where the hose was, one just stood there 'dripping snot', but the one before the last, #6, got hosed... stood there silently quite a few seconds... began screaming maniacally... and ran like a scalded cat, blindly in the only direction not blocked off (dam)... saw him go 100 ft, up a hill and over... the screaming got fainter... and fainter. I stayed with the blind guys while his Chief, who just hosed #7, finally ran off after him. 1.5 hrs later, the chief came back... alone. About 20 mins later, the screamer came back, from a diff direction... worn-out, without a clue where he'd been (except runnin' blind, full tilt through town), and oddly, uninjured. the clown crossed a busy hwy, TWICE. I don't think I breathed the whole time he was GONE! A couple of them had me really laughing, but this one........ Holy shit. I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe myself. Wow, well told. |
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sandboxmedic
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Posted: 8/21/2012 12:47:52 PM
[Last Edit: 8/21/2012 12:48:50 PM by sandboxmedic]
I've been hit a couple of times but the funniest was while one of the deputies and I were wrestling a crazy in a stairwell and his vest depressed the nozzle on his OC. He had it on the right side in front of his handgun with the nozzle facing forward. I heard it hissing but didn't realize what it was over the crazy guy screaming until I could taste it and my eyes starting burning. The deputy tells me he hopes I've got the guy or to just let him go and he promptly lets go of the patient and starts unbuckling his pants in front of everyone and asking the family where their bathroom is. Yep, he'd saturated his crotch with OC. I managed to get the patient restrained by myself despite the spray and when I saw the officer again he had one of the family's towels shoved in his pants, his soaking wet underwear in his hand and was walking mighty funny.
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Posted: 8/26/2012 12:45:20 PM
Well, I've never gotten it on my junk, but I did wipe my eyes once after I THOUGHT I had washed my hands well enough to get rid of the damn stuff. I hadn't. I was made much fun of. And then there was the time I was rolling around in the floor with the recalcitrant inmate and the LT. sprayed ME right in the face with Fox instead of the inmate. Wonderful stuff there, the things legends are made of. I've found that I can fight by sense of touch....
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