[A CA Guy]

It is used to break up crowds, if it were considered excessive or is considered so now, it would be removed as a tool.

I think this poor lady will have been found to be suffering ill health before this.

[harrowup]

The callousness of your view in concert with your intemperate remarks reminds me of the blowhard drunk at the end of the bar telling everyone else how to run their lives...and then running off to church to pray for the sinners.

[PatrioticAmerican]

"It is used to break up crowds, if it were considered excessive or is considered so now, it would be removed as a tool."

Not really. CP gas causes asthma patients to go into attack, and CP hasn't been removed from the market. These tools come with warning about distances to people; yet, cops use them against manufacturer’s safety warnings. Ever see the cops shoot pepper spray directly into the face of protestors? That is strictly against safety warnings.