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So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill. www.wired.com/story/what-t...

wired.comWhat Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human BodySo-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill.
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Police employed military-style tactics on demonstrators, including using tear gas, flash grenades, and pepper-spray projectiles. The use of these weapons can result in respiratory problems, head injuries, and even death. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/what-t...

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The types of health effects and injuries can vary depending on the weapon being used. Tear gas and pepper spray, types of chemical irritants, can cause tearing, pain, and burning of the eyes, skin irritation, sore throat, sneezing, coughing, and vomiting.

wired.comWhat Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human BodySo-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill.

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Long-term effects are less common but can include asthma, wheezing, loss of vision, and even nerve or brain damage, Calello says. These problems can occur if people are exposed to a large amount of these chemicals or they are sprayed in a closed space. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/what-t...

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A 2014 study by the US military has also found that exposure to tear gas and pepper spray make people vulnerable to respiratory infections in the week following exposure compared with the week before exposure. Read more: www.wired.com/story/what-t...

wired.comWhat Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human BodySo-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill.
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just thinking bout this sweet face as i watch the cops happily point pepperball guns and rubber bullet guns in the faces of the new crowd of young people they hate. never seems to be a group protesting they like...unless they are nazis, then they liteally lead the parade nypost.com/2020/06/09/o...

nypost.comOhio protester dies two days after exposure to tear gas, pepper sprayA 22-year-old Ohio woman has died two days after she was tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed by police during a George Floyd rally in Columbus, according to a report. Sarah Grossman attended the demonst…
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TROOPS DON'T BELONG ON OUR CITIES. HE KNOWS THAT. THIS IS CONTRIVED THEATER THAT IS DESIGNED TO DISTRACT HIS BASE FROM HIS FALLING APPROVAL RATINGS AND FAILED POLICIES THAT JUST MAKE THE RICH RICHER. HE THINKS OF YOU AS SUBJECTS, NOT CITIZENS. STAND UP!