

TIL: CS gas was invented after the Geneva Conventions that preempted its use in war.
Britain & Japan also helped justify its use in the US in 2002:
As recently as 2002, the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation made a firm distinction between “riot-control agents” such as CS gas, and “lethal chemical weapons.” The Bureau cited support for this position from the U.K. and Japan.[10]






Yeah that’s pretty on par for US stereotypes.