Ricky Martin Abandons Performance Amid Tear Gas Attack

Ricky Martin’s European tour kickoff took an unexpected turn after a frightening incident forced him to leave the stage ...
The Economist

Tear gas and Halloween costumes in America’s third-largest city

UNDER WHAT circumstances can federal agents use chemical irritants on children preparing for a Halloween parade? On October 28th Sara Ellis, a judge for the federal district of northern Illinois, ...
insider.si.edu

Tear gas : from the battlefields of World War I to the streets of today / Anna Feigenbaum

"The story of how a chemical weapon went from the battlefield to the streets. One hundred years ago, French troops fired tear gas grenades into German trenches. Designed to force people out from ...
Los Angeles Times

These street vendors used their aguas frescas to fight tear gas at anti-ICE protests

One family selling aguas frescas and bacon-wrapped hot dogs flushed tear gas with excess milk and found themselves with nonlethal weapons pointed at their food stand. “We hopefully make it in the ...
New Republic

Border Patrol Told Fellow Agent to Tear Gas Protesters “For Fun”

Federal immigration officers are finding a lot of joy in causing mass misery. Department of Homeland Security agents have illustrated a remarkable disregard for public safety while deploying tear ...