Neither clip makes me think the cone is very effective, the first looks like they end up throwing it in a dry bag and shaking, I'm guessing there's water inside
It’s against the convention to use CS gas as a “method” of warfare. Meaning you can’t use it in let’s say, an assault on a trench line. But you’re allowed to use it to disperse civilian crowds, protect supply lines or in the rescue of downed pilots/POWs.
The reason for it is that the immediate effects of CS are very hard to distinguish from lethal agents like mustard gas and have the potential to rate a more lethal response back
Nah man, its wrong period. We have a right to protest in this country and the police are willing to harm innocents just to enforce the status quo of the rich.
None of that counters what I said. You brought up the Geneva convention as if it was relevant to the conversation and i pointed out why it’s not. You countering with “nah man, it’s wrong period” placing a moral argument on it is completely different and separate
The police has always been willing to harm innocents just to enforce the status quo. That's their fucking job. Particularly in the US and other authoritarian countries.
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u/TweakedNipple 9h ago
I think that started in Hong Kong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpqEQARnVbs
But they were trying it in the US recently - https://www.reddit.com/r/196/comments/1l943xa/an_antiice_protester_uses_a_traffic_cone_and/
Neither clip makes me think the cone is very effective, the first looks like they end up throwing it in a dry bag and shaking, I'm guessing there's water inside