As long as there are guys with high pain tolerances, I don’t see this as being effective in stopping them. At best, it would be useful in making it easier to identify them, if the paint doesn’t washoff so easily.
The Japanese police use paintballs to make cars more identifiable.
“I don’t see this as being effective in stopping them. At best, it would be useful in making it easier to identify them, if the paint doesn’t washoff so easily.”
I always thought that filling paint balls with Skunk juice would be pretty effective. And they would not be able to hide without being smelled from a block away.
You can always pitch paint stained clothing; welts on the other hand cannot be washed off or thrown away, and will stick with you for a couple of days.