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Re:Kids sickened by police training may have ingested decade... by johnnyjeans on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @06:09PM (#40517621)
He didn't say otherwise. Under the legal definition, my 'death vindaloo' made with 3 moruga scorpion peppers is a chemical weapon, and simply the act of cooking it as a combatant in a warzone would constitute a war crime. It's also immensely delicious and one of my favorite meals, I make it twice a month.
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Re:Kids sickened by police training may have ingested decade... by seadan83 on Saturday June 01, 2024 @12:32PM (#40547071)
CS gas is 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile [1], not capsacin. "Although [CS gas is] described as a non-lethal weapon for crowd control, studies have raised doubts about this classification. CS can cause severe pulmonary damage and can also significantly damage the heart and liver." [1]

Tear gas is largly bromoacetone, not capsacin [2]. Though, CS gases and tear gases can contain mixtures with capsacin AFAIK.

It's funny, except when the police flood urban areas with this stuff. EG: "Seattle Residents Got Tear Gassed in Their Own Apartments" [3]

A SF school added to that list is sad.

Sure though, we can make jokes whenever you cook that you prepared a weapon of war.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_gas

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_gas

[3] https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2020/06/04/43840246/seattle...

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