DownrangeFuture
Electronic Repair Genius
Wow, just wow. There's tragedy like that and all some people can do is argue. Tear gas is a deterrent at best. A tear gas grenade spreads the gas over a large area, and dissipates quickly. People's fear of tear gas causes 90% of the reaction. Within 5 minutes of being out of the tear gas, your respitory functions return to normal and your eyes feel just a little red.
To top it off about 1 in 40 people have no reaction to tear gas. Water hoses and bean bags from shotguns do more to stop people. But if the police force isn't large enough, any of these will just incite people to get even more violent. Add in that they're teenagers and think they're invincible...
It's hard to know what to do in those situations.
To top it off about 1 in 40 people have no reaction to tear gas. Water hoses and bean bags from shotguns do more to stop people. But if the police force isn't large enough, any of these will just incite people to get even more violent. Add in that they're teenagers and think they're invincible...
It's hard to know what to do in those situations.