POCAHONTAS, AR Nov. 11, 2019 — In order for LETA students to be certified to use pepper spay, they must endure a pepper spray exercise. Students are sprayed in the face and must undergo a variety of exercises before they are allowed to wash the spray off.
Cadet is sprayed with OC pepper spray in the eyes
Cadet must perform exercises while pepper spray stays in eyes and on face. Here, he cuffs a “suspect” while impaired by the spray.
Cadet is able to finally wash the spray from his face
A fellow cadet helps a classmate wash the pepper spray from her eyes
A cadet submerges her face in a bucket of water to wash the pepper spray from her face and eyes.