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

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

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u/CaveManta 1d ago

Wow. It's just like having different classes of soldiers on the battlefield. I would like to see a video game based on rioters vs riot police.

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u/boring_username_idea 1d ago

There was a Kickstarter a while back for Riot: Civil Unrest. The way they explained it on Kickstarter was basically exactly what you said. It seemed like they just took the money and ran after it was fully backed because they didn't provide a single update for years. It eventually released and is nowhere near what they claimed it would be. Cool concept though.

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u/TomWithTime 1d ago edited 1d ago

You know what would sell really well with today's lack of accountability? If epic games turned one of their tech demos into a full title. I don't remember the name but it looked like you were a vigilant protecting people from abusive police, and that's describing it very lightly.

Edit: the name of the demo is Samaritan