They used pepper spray to subdue him.

他们用辣椒喷剂才制服他。

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Moving west to Seattle, police used pepper spray on around 20 people to break up fights among pushing and shoving customers waiting outside a mall to buy the shoes.

再到西边的西雅图，在商城外推推挤挤等待买鞋的顾客当中，警察向大约20位使用了辣椒喷雾来维护秩序，驱赶滋事分子。

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Earlier, UC Davis spokeswoman Claudia Morain said police used pepper spray after protesters encircled them and blocked them from leaving.

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Scores of police and state troopers, some in riot gear, tried to clear the streets, and some officers used pepper spray to disperse demonstrators.

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In that incident, police were called in to secure the outside of the jail, which holds about 480 inmates, and the jail's staff used pepper spray to disperse the mob.

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