pepper-sprayed
Hit with capsaicin
Pepper-sprayed means having been sprayed with pepper spray—a chemical irritant that causes intense burning of the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract.
The compound is used by police for crowd control and by civilians for self-defense: The protesters were pepper-sprayed by riot police.
She pepper-sprayed her attacker and ran.
Combustion in progress
- eyesOrgans of sight
- blindnessAbsence of vision
- coughingForceful air expulsion reflex
- inflammationProtective tissue response
tears · mucus · breathing · pain · skin · decontamination · water · milk
One who protests publicly
- riotViolent public disturbance
- policeCivil law enforcement
- crowdLarge public gathering
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
canister · tear gas · activist · march · rally · confrontation · barricade · resistance
burning
Combustion in progress
inflammation · tears · mucus · breathing · pain · skin · decontamination · water · milk · recovery
demonstrator
One who protests publicly
dispersal · canister · tear gas · activist · march · rally · confrontation · barricade · resistance · occupation
suspect
Believe to be likely
compliance · officer · detention · handcuffs · booking · excessive force · brutality · lawsuit · bodycam · training
attacker
One who strikes first
- assailantOne who attacks another
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
- muggerOne who robs violently
deterrent · incapacitate · escape · threat · intruder · stalker · keychain · holster · safety · personal protection
pepper-sprayedreleased
Set free from confinement
let go · talked down · tasered · shot · beaten
pepper-sprayedunharmed
Not injured
untouched · uninjured · safe · unassaulted · unmolested
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