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New York City Police to Switch to a Stronger Pepper Spray

Excerpts from The New York Times
Thursday, March 27, 1997
By Michael Cooper"….New York City police officers must be able to subdue potentially violent suspects more effectively without resorting to lethal force, the Police Department will switch to a more powerful form of pepper spray by the end of the year".

Note: The pepper spray lacking effectiveness referred to in this article is "First-Defense" from Defense Technology Corporation of America.