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Re: Got a taste of tear gas today...
« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2012, 10:50:10 pm »
What I find interesting is that the tear gas apparently wound up boxing folks in rather than helping to promote dispersal of the crowd.


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Re: Got a taste of tear gas today...
« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2012, 11:28:52 pm »
Damn.  Glad you're okay.

Sounds like things got out of hand fast.
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Re: Got a taste of tear gas today...
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2012, 07:01:19 am »
What I find interesting is that the tear gas apparently wound up boxing folks in rather than helping to promote dispersal of the crowd.

Not suprising, tear gas will linger for a long time and they were using it in multiple places so this was bound to happen. Besides, wind will move the gas cloud and in a city where the gas is 'funneled' by the buildings and streets it is really hard to contain/control tear gas.

I think there was a case in where the police was critizised for NOT using tear gas (I don't remember if they used beanbags or clubs or what. ) and they responded by saying that tear gas would have made that particular city block 'unlivable' for half a day so they use anything alternative if possible.
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Re: Got a taste of tear gas today...
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2012, 10:19:01 am »
Thought I'd give you an idea of the extent of teargassing. Note the scale. I was near the intersection between Jalan tun Perak and Jalan Raja Chulan.

And N. De Plume, part of the problem is my job(s) actually forbid me from attending such political rallies, so I have that extra risk I get caught in the melee.

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Re: Got a taste of tear gas today...
« Reply #19 on: April 30, 2012, 06:32:56 pm »
Thought I'd give you an idea of the extent of teargassing. Note the scale. I was near the intersection between Jalan tun Perak and Jalan Raja Chulan.

That’s a lot of teargas.


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And N. De Plume, part of the problem is my job(s) actually forbid me from attending such political rallies, so I have that extra risk I get caught in the melee.

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Re: Got a taste of tear gas today...
« Reply #20 on: April 30, 2012, 08:18:30 pm »
It's good you are okay. Regarding your job, it is a problem in a lot of places. I know people who can't get arrested (let alone go to jail) because they would probably lose their jobs.

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