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Raw Story is not a particulary credible source, but it raises important questions: What are the effects of chemical [0] crowd control tools, such as tear gas? I
by mmooss 9mo ago
Raw Story is not a particulary credible source, but it raises important questions: What are the effects of chemical [0] crowd control tools, such as tear gas? Is it more than pain / discomfort? They cite this Lethal In Disguise report (which might be a good FPP):
https://lethalindisguise.org/ https://lethalindisguise.org/
According to the PDF (in its summary, p. 12): "Tear gas has continued to be used extensively around the world. While chemical irritants continue to be the primary crowd-control agent used by law enforcement and security forces to repress and disperse protests, there is almost no publicly accessible manufacturer or government-sanctioned literature on the composition, health or environmental safety standards on the use of these weapons."
That's pretty surprising given tear gas's long history. I wonder if it's a failure of research or of this report.
[0] I doubt it takes much to grasp the consequences of kinetic tools.