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wasdlmb t1_ja32shi wrote

Reply to comment by WillMudlogForBoobs in TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy

You know what's also against the rules of war? Massacring POWs, which Santa Anna did twice at the Alamo and Goliad. Santa Anna was fighting a dirty war and it's on him that he posted no guards when going down for siesta.

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ghotiaroma t1_ja690ia wrote

> You know what's also against the rules of war

The tear gas cops use on demonstrators exercising their constitutional rights.

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wasdlmb t1_ja6q5cm wrote

I fail to see the relevance.

Also, this is a pet peeve of mine. Chemical irritants are banned in war because, before they were, people would make incredibly powerful irritants that would put people in the hospital for days (sulfur mustard). Tear gas is painful and nothing else, and would honestly probably be fine in war if it weren't for the risk of escalation. We've actually seen it recently in Ukraine being dropped from drones, first by Russia and now by Ukraine, and nobody's raising too much of a fuss about it.

In terms of crowd control, it has its uses. Just like every other tool the police have, it's not about the fact that they use it, it's the fact that they use it when they shouldn't. I say this as somebody who has been gassed while protesting.

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