Scientists Identified a Green, Poisonous Gas Used by Federal Agents on Portland Protesters

[kpete]

Scientists Identified a Green, Poisonous Gas Used by Federal Agents on Portland Protesters
The toxic chemical is more than an alternative type of tear gas

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[gratuitous]

1. Maybe if they didn't have the money to spend on these weapons?

But as long as law enforcement didn't use this in your city, it's perfectly all right for them to use it in Portland, right?

[backtoblue]

2. Completely agree with this nt

[Jirel]

6. Huh. So... DEFUND THE POLICE.

No more extra bucks for exotic weapons.

[gratuitous]

7. Oh no, not that!

The concept is just too hard to explain, and nobody can possibly understand the problem of using weapons on civilians that would be a war crime if they were deployed against an opposing military force. The concept is just too abstract to be communicated.

[JHB]

9. This stuff wasn't from the Portland police (though I don't disagree with you)...

...it was from the Federals sent in by Trump: Bureau of Prisons people, Border Patrol, etc.

[NJCher]

3. where did they get this stuff?

was my first question, although in the back of my mind, I knew. Recall the military distribution to police departments? Obama stopped it but I think trump started it back up again. Anyone who knows for certain, please correct me if necessary.

The article, while excellent in every way, doesn't exactly answer this question, or at least if it did, I didn't catch it.

Second, if you read the entire article, you will most likely come to the conclusion that this is a war of the federal government on a municipality. Just one of many sick practices to come out of the trump maladministration.

I trust that with Biden in charge there will be cooperation on the matter of providing information required by NEPA and gov't agents firing directly on protestors.

[JHB]

10. The people with this stuff were Feds

Customs & Border Patrol Special Response Teams.

[Ellipsis]

4. Sounds like a class action suit.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Going to get real messy real quick.

Once again,science will win out the day.

[OxQQme]

8. Canned Rudy gas n/t