Every single subject was able to accomplish a short term violent goal after being sprayed. To date over 200 subjects have been sprayed in these active simulation experiments with the same result. Since then, parallel experiments have been done with canines and the result is the same. The experiments also showed that subjects sprayed in an active state recover much more quickly than those sprayed in an inactive or passive state. It is not that OC sprays are not good tools for law enforcement, but we must recognize its limitations and train accordingly.
Nothing can take the place of a warrior heart and soul.
Besides Modern Warrior , other innovative training agencies had shown that simulation training was the way of the future for law enforcement and the concept was being openly accepted, if not commonplace by the early nineteen nineties. One of those agencies leading the way with simulation training was Tidewater Academy in Virginia. With the widespread use of OC by the public and intelligence information that gang members are now using OC against officers, we can no longer use the passive spraying technique during class. We must use active simulation when exposing officers to OC during our courses. Unfortunately however, despite the strides being made in OC training the word had not gotten out to most of the law enforcement community.