Originally Posted by stm4710 @ Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:00 pm

Took a patrolmans exam today. Kind of found myself between a rock and hard place on this.

The "policy" was that pepper spray maybe used in a case to prevent danger to the officer or another person.
And another part of the policy was to use it in aiding or gaining physical superitory of suspect resisting or going under arrest.
(There was more to the policy, but this is applicable)

Well the questions asked which situation would the use of pepper spray be most correct.

1 A emotionally disturbed women with a knife about to stab her neighbor
2 A suspect resisting arrest for grand theft auto.

There were two other choices, but they did not apply.

My question is which would you pick. I picked 1 because it was a life safety issue.

Originally Posted by stm4710 @ Sat Nov 20, 18:00

Took a patrolmans exam today. Kind of found myself between a rock and hard place on this.

The "policy" was that pepper spray maybe used in a case to prevent danger to the officer or another person.
And another part of the policy was to use it in aiding or gaining physical superitory of suspect resisting or going under arrest.
(There was more to the policy, but this is applicable)

Well the questions asked which situation would the use of pepper spray be most correct.

1 A emotionally disturbed women with a knife about to stab her neighbor
2 A suspect resisting arrest for grand theft auto.

There were two other choices, but they did not apply.

My question is which would you pick. I picked 1 because it was a life safety issue.