Is "Maced" rioter rubbing onion in her eyes?

[Generic Other]

Trump Rioter "Elizabeth" Cries After Being Maced By Police After Storming US Capitol In "Revolution"

A friend on FB asked after watching this video.

[bbernardini]

1. A sign the attack was premeditated.

https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/08/elizabeth-from-knoxville-accused-rubbing-eyes-with-onion-towel-maced/

[underpants]

5. Onion has been used in other places. I hadn't heard of it but it has.

Mostly in the Middle East. I’d heard of milk - I didn’t see anyone with milk at the Capital attack.

[Ms. Toad]

6. How many peaceful protester have been maced?

My recollection is that it is quite a few. I know people take tear gas to protests - not because they intend to be violent, but because they are afraid the police will respond as they did in clearing the square for trump's photo op.

[LisaL]

8. How many peaceful protesters claim they are

participating in a revolution?

[Ms. Toad]

13. I was addressing the assertion that having an onion meant the violence was premeditated.

What she said is a different issue, and not one I was addressimg.

[drmeow]

18. Onions are not an antidote to tear gas

"5. Sniffing a freshly cut onion

Breaking an onion in half, sniffing it and getting it close to your eyes does not reduce the irritation, and it is likely to make you cry just as it does when you are peeling it. "

https://newssafety.org/safety/advisories/protecting-yourself-from-tear-gas

[Denzil_DC]

20. I guess making your eyes tear might help a little to wash out the irritant.

But there's plenty of hard-won experience out there of more effective remedies.

[intrepidity]

2. LOL that'd be funny

(who brings onions to a protest?)

I suspect it's a napkin or paper towel or wet wipe.

But onion would be infinitely more interesting!

ETA: holy cow just read the TMZ link above, didn't know onions are antidote to tear gas!

[iemitsu]

3. Kinda looks like onion tears alright.

I'm familiar with onion tears.

[bullimiami]

4. We're storming the capital it's a revolution. And got inside.

Welcome to an arrest in your future. Sick sad world.

[IsItJustMe]

11. I wonder if her little revolution is over yet.

What a (not gonna say it) hot mess.

[LisaL]

7. Really? The supposed onion is what gives it away, and not her claim

that she was there for the revolution (dah).

[Yavin4]

9. Elizabeth the Rioter - The Musical

[malaise]

10. One of my siblings asked me that last week n/t

[sheshe2]

12. Is this The Onion?

[Renew Deal]

16. No, it's real.

One of the first videos to come out. It's funny as hell too. It's an example of how these people thought they did nothing wrong. "Our House." Not exactly.

[sheshe2]

19. I knew that...

Yet said she wiped her tears with an onion soaked towel.

My lame joke.

[LAS14]

14. Oh!!! There IS an onion sized white thing in that towel!!!!! nt

[struggle4progress]

15. "Things to do Wed. Go to DC. Sight-see. Brunch. Rally. Revolution. Dinner. Drive home"