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Oleoresin capsicum (OC), or “pepper spray,” is an effective law enforcement tool for incapacitating violent or threatening arrestees without using deadly force. Pepper spray causes a burning sensation of the eyes and skin and tearing and swelling of the eyes. Almost all arrestees are unable to see after being sprayed with OC. Some law enforcement agencies that have adopted OC sprays have fewer allegations of use of excessive force. Many law enforcement agencies have reported a reduction in officer and arrestee injuries as a result of the introduction of OC sprays.
  1. Any use of a law enforcement tool that causes a burning sensation of the eyes is considered to be the use of deadly force
  2. Few arrestees are able to see after being sprayed with OC
  3. All law enforcement agencies which have reduced officer and arrestee injuries have also reduced allegations of use of excessive force
  4. No agencies that have adopted OC sprays have fewer allegations of use of excessive force
  5. Only pepper spray is an effective law enforcement tool for incapacitating violent or threatening arrestees without using deadly force
Explanation
Answer: B - The third sentence says that almost all arrestees are unable to see after being sprayed with OC. Accordingly, few arrestees are able to see after being sprayed with OC, Response B.

Response A is false because, according to the first sentence, OC is an example of a tool that causes a burning sensation of the eyes but is not deadly force. Sentences four and five do not say that the agencies who have experienced fewer allegations of use of excessive force are the same agencies that have reported a reduction in officer and arrestee injuries, thus Response C is invalid. Response D is false because it contradicts the information in the fourth sentence that some agencies using OC have experienced fewer allegations. Finally, the first sentence states that OC is an effective, non-lethal tool for violent or threatening arrestees, but it does not state that OC is the only tool (Response E).
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