[txroadkill]

Hate to be there when they figure this out, but pepper weapons typically do not work very well against cultural Hispanics. I know this from experience, not some racial stereotype. They eat spicy foods seasoned with the same agents we use to make these weapons and thus have a high tolerance for it.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Hate to be there when they figure this out, but pepper weapons typically do not work very well against cultural Hispanics."

While I'm not hispanic, I've always enjoyed extremely spicy foods. During OC certification, I won't say that I enjoyed being sprayed, but I seemed to fare much better than others. Likewise, I was the guy in the Army that did pretty well in the CS chamber. It would irritate my eyes a little, and after a while my sinuses and throat would lock up, but I could hang out for a while unmasked, and while others were stumbling over each other to get out, I could exit at a casual pace. I know they're entirely different chemicals and I'm not attributing my resistance to CS to my spicy diet...but in the case of OC pepper spray, I'm of the decided opinion that there is a relationship.