Spit hoods can be deadly. Police keep using them anyway. - Police cite studies saying the mesh bags are safe. But experts say the studies are flawed — and deaths in custody raise troubling questions.

gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world · 8 months ago

Spit hoods can be deadly. Police keep using them anyway. - Police cite studies saying the mesh bags are safe. But experts say the studies are flawed — and deaths in custody raise troubling questions.

deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 months ago

also, pepper spray, don’t forget that. i’d wager the artificial saliva they used in the safety studies didn’t have the same viscosity as pepper-spray-mucus-and-tears.