[LukeL]

If it was pepper spray, then how are her eyes wide open? Pepper spray causes an involuntary closing of the eyes and the effects last for a very long time.

[justlurking]

If it was pepper spray, then how are her eyes wide open? Pepper spray causes an involuntary closing of the eyes and the effects last for a very long time.

What you see dripping from her face in the picture is milk. The protesters were using it as an antidote for pepper spray.

The question that no one seems to have asked: did she really get pepper sprayed, or did she just agree to have someone douse her with milk for the photo op?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

My guess is that the fluid running down her face is milk.

Since pepper spray is probably mostly capsaicin, the antidote is dairy product. Someone probably did the smart thing and splashed her face with it. Pepper spray isn't usually milky looking in composition.