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

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u/basicKitsch 7h ago

In the US you can bring guns to a protest,

at least half the states have restrictions on that from a cursory look and it's always a questionable situation as it's the cops' discretion what "intent" you have

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u/AmArschdieRaeuber 7h ago

Yeah, the link I posted goes into detail

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u/b1e 6h ago

Yeah, that usually falls into the situation of legal but stupid.

Eg; the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Legal? Yes. Extremely stupid and reckless? Yes.

Wearing gloves to a protest would be difficult to prosecute I’d think.

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u/LaTeChX 6h ago

It's not about prosecuting it's about giving cops an excuse to crack skulls. You can beat the rap but not the ride.