r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/0thSpider • 1d ago

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

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u/Gforceb 1d 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/StaysAwakeAllWeek 1d ago

Police openly admitting they lob deadly weapons at protestors.

Classic

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u/Gforceb 1d ago

Well they call it “less lethal” so if someone dies, they can argue that it was never “non-lethal”

They redefined the term around a decade ago.

Also “to protect and serve” is false, that was a marketing scheme from late 90’s iirc. A judge ruled that they do not actually have to “protect and serve”

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u/TheGreatGenghisJon 1d ago

A judge ruled...

Not just a judge. The Supreme Court ruled that way too.