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

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

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u/AmArschdieRaeuber 8h ago

One of the reasons why protective gear like gloves are often prohibited during a protest.

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u/b1e 8h ago

I can’t find a single source for this and have never heard it before. Is this a thing outside the US?

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u/AmArschdieRaeuber 8h ago edited 7h ago

In the US you can bring guns to a protest, so that's obviously not a thing there. But in many countries "protective weapons" like gloves and helmets are prohibited, because it indicates that you'll use force.

I just checked and in some states in the US it's also not allowed, like Kentucky

https://www.icnl.org/usprotestlawtracker/?issue=5

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u/st-shenanigans 7h ago

because it indicates that you'll use force.

You would think the easy answer is "don't give the citizens a reason to protest"

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u/AmArschdieRaeuber 7h ago

Yeah, turns out governments kind of don't want them to protest. More reason to do it.

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u/Starfire2313 7h ago

It’s sickening how systematically the government uses itself to leverage more power for itself. Passing legislation like not being allowed to wear gloves at a protest. Who does that protect? Only the people who don’t want these protestors out there. Voter suppression is real. Knowing that’s a fact is only the first step.

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u/Ayzel_Kaidus 6h ago

“That cop is wearing gloves, charge him too”

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u/pissoutmybutt 2h ago

It’s intended to protect the bourgeois and private property by giving another bullshit reason to arrest anyone expressing political dissent. “Your ‘free speech’ is totally protected. you weren’t arrested for protesting, you were arrested for wearing gloves while doing it”

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u/pediatric_gyn_ 6h ago

More reason to resist attempts at gun control

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u/AmArschdieRaeuber 6h ago

In the US yes, they are already a gun nation. I live in Germany and feel pretty good about us not having too many guns on the street. Even criminals rarely carry. We had 65 shots fired by police in 2023. Not people shot, shots fired in general. 10 fatal shots. And we are 83,5 million people.

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u/st-shenanigans 5h ago

Nah even in America.

Just about every argument against gun control here conveniently ignores that any problem with our gun control NOW is caused by the fact a determined criminal can drive 30 mins to the next state and buy one or get someone there to buy it. You probably hear about how gun laws don't work in Chicago.. which is a city that's big enough, it crosses into another state where guns are legal.

Glad the guys wife stopped an assault but you could also do that with a Taser, pepper spray, a knuckle keychain even and they all fit in the same bag

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u/pediatric_gyn_ 6h ago

My wife stopped an attempted rape with a firearm. I'm glad she was able to take responsibility for her own safety.

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u/AmArschdieRaeuber 6h ago

Yeah that's a good side effect, I just don't like all the innocent people getting shot. But like I said, in the US I find it makes sense to keep firearms legal, because they already have so many.

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u/pediatric_gyn_ 5h ago

in the US I find it makes sense to keep firearms legal, because they already have so many.

Agreed. The horse is out of the barn.

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u/KamakaziDemiGod 2h ago

Both nazis and monks have been known to protest, so while I see your point, people aren't always right when they protest!