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A repelling thought
CS gas has rapists thinking twice
By Marian Green
Of Mm EmmraU
In the sixties. National
Guardsmen sprayed it to deter
student radicals. Now, tear gas
is making a comeback on
college campuses
But rebel-wary officials
aren't squirting the gas
anymore Students — mostly
women — are arming
themselves with tiny canisters
of the gas for protection
against would-be muggers or
rapists
Tear gas — or CS gas as it is
known in chemistry
departments — is carried by
10-15 percent of the University
population, says Sgt Rick
Allison, of the Eugene Police
Department
“It's becoming a lot more
prevalent,” Allison says “I see
a lot of girls who carry it, which
I think is just great If only one
person could prevent a rape
through its use, then it
certainly is worthwhile "
Allison pays little heed to
suggestions that the gas can
be used against its carrier
"If the assailant takes away
the gas and squirts it in the
woman s face, it would be very
uncomfortable, but he still
couldn't get close enough to
rape her anyway "
When sprayed with the gas.
attackers experience blind
ness, nausea, dizziness
and suffocation for 30 minutes
and longer depending on the
brand
On occasion a Eugene
patrol car gets exposed to the
gas overnight, and some
times you can’t even drive it
the next day, it’s so strong,”
Allison says
But the gas is safe when
used correctly, Allison says
"There's never been a case
— to my knowledge — of
anyone receiving a permanent
injury from using CS gas,” he
says
Lane County Sheriff Dave
Burks says the devices can be
effective when used cautious
ly
‘‘Some (tear gas brands) are
actually effective, and some
are psychologically important
to the person who has them,''
Burks says
Marcia Kraus, of the Womens'
Referral Center, also says
students derive psychological
power by carrying the canis
ters.
‘It gives you some kind of
peace of mind,” Kraus says
“Any way to give women con
trol over their own life is OK ”
Women who work late
nights or who live alone feel
safer if they use the devices,
she says. However, she
acknowledges that using tear
gas against a rapist who may
be armed is 'sort of like fight
ing a big brute with a tooth
pick.”
Burks advises training and
practice in tear gas use
Burks notes, however, that
tear gas sometimes is unpre
dictable.
In one case, he says, a
private citizen temporarily
stunned an attacker and ran
away, but recovering from the
effects, the assailant “caught
the kid and beat him so bad he
Graphic by Max DaRungs
had to have a steel plate put in
his head
"That's the bad side of it,"
Burks says
His department now uses
the gas as well as guns "It s
more humane than shooting
someone," he says
Margo Belden. of the Rape
Crisis Network, says CS gas
carriers should not rely on the
canisters alone
"You should never put all
71 gives you some
kind of peace of
mind. Any way to
give women con
trol over their own
life is OK.*
\ . . using tear
gas aginst a rapist
who may be armed
is ‘sort of like
fighting a big
brute with a tooth
pick. ’
your eggs in one basket “
In two out of three rape
cases, Belden says, the
woman knows the man and
probably wouldn't spray him
Although the network does
not take a stand on tear gas
use, Belden says she's talked
to women who say the devices
have failed
“If it's at the bottom of your
purse or pocket, it won t do
any good," she says. And if
the wind is blowing or it’s
raining, it won't work “
She suggests that users test
the canister's spray range,
practice and “be prepared to
use it.”
Marcia Morgan, of the
county crime prevention
department, agrees with
Belden
Anything you are carrying,
you need to be real familar
with," Morgan says
If an attacker does
approach, "you can't say Just
a minute, let me get into my
purse,’ ” she says
Morgan advises periodic
testing of the canisters
because CS gas has a one
year shelf life
"A student may carry it in a
backpack for two years, and
| then it won't work."
Brands should be chosen
carefully because they vary in
time required for the
repercussions to take hold
Those few seconds can be
pretty critical "
The University Bookstore
sells a brand called
Chemshield for $10 95 or
$12 95 The Eugene YWCA
stocks a brand called
Paralyzer for $5 95 and $7 95
Both brands come on a key
ring
Bookstore Manager Jim
Williams says the store began
selling the gas in response to
customer requests, but the
gas isn't the hottest-selling
item
i Nevertheless. Williams says
he carries a Chemshield
canister while riding his
bicycle to work because it
makes him feel more "con
fident "
Tear gas protection may be
limited, but they are more
effective as rape whistles on
university campuses, which
typically have a high noise
level
"A whistle does not draw
attention," says Allison, who
suggests that students yell
"fire" at the top of their voice
Escort services, provided by
fraternities and dorms, also
offer assistance, but Allison
says those services usually
sprout up "after the media has
publicized a sexual crime on
campus" and don't last
“They lose interest."