cardboardunderwear t1_j9lqfph wrote on February 22, 2023 at 9:54 PM

Interesting tidbit from the link:

>In 1975, Congress approved the protocol and President Gerald Ford ratified it. The U.S. would no longer use chemical weapons—lethal or nonlethal—in warfare. Ironically, tear gas has continued to be used as a weapon of pacification domestically; law enforcement from local police officers to the National Guard have continued to use tear gas to quell riots and prevent property damage.

tostuo t1_j9ncjin wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:03 AM

Nothing Ironic about this. Nations dont use non-lethal gas in warefare because it causes too many issues (leads to friendly fire incidents, escalations in retaliation with lethal gas, etc). Those aren't really worries with domestic use.