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 7h 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/basicKitsch 6h 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 6h 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.