Using OC-10

Today the first half of the class started out with report writing....we watched an actual footage from Pine Hills...whenever a disruption starts, they have an officer grab a video camera and start rolling so everything is documented as much as possible. It showed a youth in his cell with make-shift weapons....a shank and books wrapped in a blanket. He was given the opportunity to comply and did not was hit once with OC (oleoresin capsicum) and it did not have any effect! He was given the chance to comply again and refused....and was sprayed (both times he not directly sprayed, just sprayed through the food hatch) for the second time with no effect....so needless to say the team had to go in make him comply. So just remember......pepper spray might not always work!!! If the receiving person is hyped up on drugs or alcohol or just so agitated and has so much adrenaline running through their system, it might not have any effect. So then after lunch it was our turn. They filled a cell with spray, we then had to enter the cell countdown (outloud) from 10 and then we were allowed to exit and decontaminate. We had to wait at the end of the long hallway....after a while the spray started to make its way down to those of us waiting...and we started coughing and some people's eyes started watering. I took my turn...it did not seem to have much effect on my eyes but I was coughing A LOT, and about halfway through I ran out of breath and had to inhale inside the cell.....it was like everything just closed up and you couldn't breathe. I is very powerful stuff! Very remarkable for that kid to be unaffected! They then escorted you out, and handed you a cold water-soaked towel to cover your face. My lips and the inside of my nose were burning......that lasted for about 10 minutes. I still have a little tickle in the back of my throat....3 hours later. They said that they don't spray directly in the face anymore bc someone got a detached retina and something else happened with their breathing....tomorrow:cell extractions.....we get to suit up and try to control an unruly "youth"....if you volunteer to be that youth, they make you sign a waiver saying they are not responsible for any injuries that you may sustain.