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Prosecutor charges New Jersey cop for using pepper spray on young Black men ‘without provocation’

A New Jersey police officer was charged with assault after he unleashed pepper spray on two people “without provocation,” according

Matthew Allen / June 13, 2020

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Guard in Boosie Badazz case: spray prevented fight in store

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A security guard who used pepper spray on a crowd including rapper Boosie Badazz says he

Associated Press / July 10, 2019

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Norfolk police under investigation after being caught on video pepper spraying teen suspected of skipping school

TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters and videographers will investigate police

Kia Morgan-Smith / October 11, 2018

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Illegal pepper spray can explodes during Hawaiian Airlines flight

Over a dozen people aboard a Hawaiian Airlines flight had to seek emergency medical treatment after a can of pepper

Ny Magee / September 2, 2018

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Craigslist hairstylist pepper sprays client for complaining about her hairdo

Jessica Mahecha says hairstylist Maryam Simpson, who she found on Craigslist, attacked and pepper sprayed her after complaining about her

TheGrio Staff / October 27, 2016

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Oklahoma police pepper spray 84-year-old woman (WATCH)

An 84-year-old woman was pepper sprayed by police, and the incident was all caught on police body cameras. The incident

TheGrio Staff / September 1, 2016

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Georgia mom pepper sprays students who allegedly attacked her sons

A mother in Atlanta, Georgia, has been accused of pepper spraying a group of high school students who jumped her sons.

TheGrio Staff / August 29, 2016