nitrogen wrote:Remember not everyone can use OC. IF you have Asthma, OC or other chemical agents can be counter-indicated. It can cause respratory arrest.
If you've ever had a severe asthma attack, and had to go to the hospital to be intubated; you'd be more scared of using a chemical agent than about anything else. That's why i'd be looking to my pistol, but that's just me.
It could, if I were on the jury, & the person had a doctor's testimony verifying the asthma/allergic sensitivity. My husband grew up with asthma, & sometimes had to be taken to the emergency room during a severe attack. My son also had to deal with asthma as a teenager. I've got some serious allergies of my own (some perfumes will literally knock me out). Folks who've never experienced respiratory arrest or anaphylaxis personally, or even vicariously through a loved one, can sometimes have a hard time understanding how serious a reaction can be, or can become, if not treated promptly. But you can't effectively defend yourself or run away if you can't breathe and are within seconds of passing out.flintknapper wrote: But, from what you have posted, I am hearing you say that you are willing to use deadly force in place of non-lethal force so that you can avoid a possible asthma attack. I don't think that is going to work in your favor in court.
Medicine has come a long way in a few years, yes, but asthma can still kill someone.
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Sorry, pet peeve of mine.