人群控制化学剂的健康风险

Tear gas and pepper spray are widely used by law enforcement, but their long-term health effects are poorly understood By Nikk Ogasa S tinging clouds of tear gas explode from beneath a car full of children, forcing them to flee onto the snowy side- walks to seek air that’s safe to breathe. A man, face painted orange with pepper spray, is pinned to the icy ground by masked federal agents, un- able to wipe the pain from his burning eyes. For weeks during the winter, reports of incidents like these were coming out of Minnesota, where the Department of Homeland Security had been facing daily protests over the largest immigration enforcement operation in the agency’s history. That’s a big-picture look. …