The Colbert Report

Elderly Occupier Pepper Sprayed

Season 8 • 11/16/2011

Stephen attempts to demonstrate the safety of pepper spray on a 10-year-old boy.

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Elderly Occupier Pepper Sprayed
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After dealing with Occupy Seattle protestors, the police insist that pepper spray is no more dangerous to a 10-year-old than to an 80-year-old.
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