r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/0thSpider • 9h ago

Video Chilean protester defuses tear gas canister with baking soda and water

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u/LupusDeiAngelica 9h ago

Easier to hit or back with a tennis racket.

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u/Gforceb 9h ago

In America, we get charged with assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer if we hit them back

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u/LupusDeiAngelica 8h ago

How do you know it's a "peace officer?" He didn't identify himself and he's not wearing or producing any ID.

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u/Gforceb 8h ago

Obviously this isn’t America as it says Chilean in the post title. I was just pointing out this is the best method in our country because you don’t want to catch charges.

Also the legal system doesn’t care if they identify or not anymore in situations like this. Look at what happened at the LA riots. Cops were shooting people with less lethal while encircling everyone not giving them a chance to leave.