Pepper spray is used for escape not to incapacitate. A true defensive weapon is one that can vanquish a threat. You should look for the identifiable yellow color of pepper spray. The only other chemical was a can of hair spray used to try to burn a Confederate flag by one shirtless individual.

So yes chemical claims are technically true.

Watch Vice news interview of the torch carrying racists.

Some mention of the fatality involved in the clash, was lost by some.