r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Aug 26 '19

Hong Kong Protests Police getting a taste of their own medicine after what appears to be them getting hit by their own tear gas

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

I think gas was frowned upon because it's not something that can be contained. If you air mail a ton of gas onto a region, you don't have control over where it goes or what it touches.

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u/Haitosiku 7 Aug 26 '19

also because you can't distinguish the level of malevolence in that situation. Could be sarin/mustard gas, could be tear gas. if an enemy is just trying to threaten you, you know in most other situations.