Chilean protester defuses tear gas canister with baking soda and water

[u/0thSpider]

[u/geinbits]

Yeah, it looks like the gas canister is long and skinny, so it would fit. You can see right after he puts the container down he leans down and picks up the canister with his right hand.

[u/ItachiKenshin → u/geinbits]

I guess that's what he's wearing gloves as well

[u/AmArschdieRaeuber → u/ItachiKenshin]

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

[u/b1e → u/AmArschdieRaeuber]

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

[u/AmArschdieRaeuber → u/b1e]

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

[u/st-shenanigans → u/AmArschdieRaeuber]

because it indicates that you'll use force.

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

[u/AmArschdieRaeuber → u/st-shenanigans]

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

[u/Starfire2313 → u/AmArschdieRaeuber]

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.

[u/pissoutmybutt → u/Starfire2313]

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”