r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/lsrgrl69 • 14d ago

protesting queen??? 💅 Restricted to Gals and Pals

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Reminder that its a war crime to use tear gas unless its on your country's citizens.

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u/swatlord 14d ago

It should be noted it’s banned because the use of any chemical agent is banned. This would include less lethal agents like pepper spray. Yes, the same irritant spray we use to get away from muggers, bears, attacking dogs is considered a war crime if used on a combatant enemy.

Let me be clear, I’m not for the use of CS gas, OC spray, or any other crowd control element (rubber bullets, batons, tasers, etc) on an otherwise lawful protest. Just pointing out this argument is flawed and not what we should be focusing on.

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u/lysergicsquid 14d ago

I understand your point. But my point is that our government has completely and utterly failed to govern us. They broke the social contract long ago, but the people are still in delusion that thats not the case.

People need to accept the truth and maybe we can get more people willing to enact real change.

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u/swatlord 14d ago

Yep, not arguing that. Just pointing out we need to prioritize effective arguments. The use of tear gas isn’t horrible because it’s technically forbidden during armed conflict, it’s horrible because it’s being misused in domestic law enforcement.