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17. Yeah...remember when the cops used Sarin gas on Occupy??? No? Me neither. nt

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 08:05 PM

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Our militarized police force uses chemical weapons all the time ... [View all] Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 OP

Answer to your question: truedelphi Sep 2013 #1

That ain't going to happen anytime soon. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #3

Umm, pepper spray and tear gas don't kill people. PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2013 #4

Um, yes they do, and yes they have. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #6

Like the chemical weapons in Syria? PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2013 #9

Tear gas is prohibited for use on the battlefield, just as sarin is MNBrewer Sep 2013 #26

only is the person Niceguy1 Sep 2013 #11

Thanks for the word salad HangOnKids Sep 2013 #29

sleep deprivation Niceguy1 Sep 2013 #32

You might want to rent the excellent documentary, "Battle for Seattle" truedelphi Sep 2013 #10

Good Point...where's that Policeman with his Pepper Spray on OWS! KoKo Sep 2013 #5

Back in the eighties, it was a maintream newstory that the Russians were truedelphi Sep 2013 #15

Wow, I didn't realize that. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #22

Yeah no kidding gopiscrap Sep 2013 #7

seriously? comparing tear gas to sarin is moronic. cali Sep 2013 #8

I am by no means defending out of control police forces cali Sep 2013 #13

They are all weapons, though, used against "The People." KoKo Sep 2013 #24

I'm not making a direct comparison. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #14

Right... EX500rider Sep 2013 #16

I'm not talking about one incident. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #18

Why, does the US have a lot of dead protesters from gas? n/t EX500rider Sep 2013 #25

No, and I'm not certain of numbers ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #28

See post #14 Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #19

Yes, I forgot. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #23

That was one good response. truedelphi Sep 2013 #30

Tear gas is to real chemical weapons.... EX500rider Sep 2013 #27

The pea shooter is banned, IF used on the battlefield MNBrewer Sep 2013 #31