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I looked it up and can’t find anything that claims what you do that a pepper can blind you. I did find one article that said it can not after one exposure but possibly long term exposure could it just wasn’t tested. Do you have any sources on that claim? Thank you. I ask because we used to prank with peppers when I was young never worried about blinding someone though it was good if they rubbed their eyes or took a pee with ghost hands.


Pepper spray also uses capsaicin, and in much higher concentrations than even the hottest peppers.

If that's considered safe enough to be used by police and the general public then I'm pretty sure peppers are fine.


>If that's considered safe enough to be used by police

I mean, there has been some discussion over the last few years that police don't actually have as good a safety record as one might hope when doing things that could involve pepper spraying, or hitting, or tazing, or otherwise subduing people.


This is true of the US, but pepper spray is also used by police forces in many other countries around the world where the police have a much better track record.


It's not only used by police, but also by members of the public.




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