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Why is it necessary for the velocity to be so high? Pepper spray is very effective at any velocity. Seems to me they would only have to be delivered fast enough to burst on impact. Perhaps 50 FPS? 300-380 FPS makes it appear that the police intention was to cause injuries similar to those caused by rubber bullets.

Speculation...but pepperpaintballs have a harder shell than regular paintballs do, mainly due to the filler having a solid in it(Pepper), rather than being all liquid. If a paintball has too soft a shell, it will bust in the barrel.

Looks like Boston police are asking the same question.

"mainly due to the filler having a solid in it(Pepper), rather than being all liquid. If a paintball has too soft a shell, it will bust in the barrel."

I suspect the high velocity is used mainly to improve trajectory and precision when fired. I expect that her family is going to own the company that makes the gun. It's pretty much a slam dunk since the city has already switched manufacturers. Thats as much as an admission that the gun they were using is too dangerous. It's going to cost the city millions too.