That's an old link.
As to the question of whether it blinds and doesn't kill, that isn't true. I have a short clip somewhere of this Blaster being used and it roasted a mannequin placed alongside the vehicle. Granted the suspect wouldn't hang around, but I guarantee he would get burned badly.
Anyway the Blaster is a rather academic topic of discussion because the butane tanks needed to supply the door-sill nozzles were ruled to be a hazard in the event of a vehicle collision and subsequent versions of the anti-hijack system were made to expel CS gas only.
If I can find that video I'll post pics.