
Protestors are tear-gassed by police near the White House on June 1, 2020 during a demonstration against the killing of George Floyd. (Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
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Protestors are tear-gassed by police near the White House on June 1, 2020 during a demonstration against the killing of George Floyd. (Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
"For protest to truly be a right, we must ensure that we are never again met with weapons of war on our streets."
\u201cA staff memo released today from two @OversightDems subcommittees found that tear gas is unregulated, harmful to humans, and lines the pockets of tear gas manufacturers.\n\nThe current design of our law enforcement is militarized.\n\nWe need to ban tear gas.\nhttps://t.co/atHl9jPDqP\u201d— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1634238778
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"Tear gas is dangerous, and despite this, manufacturers have continued to profit off its sale."
"For protest to truly be a right," said the congresswoman, "we must ensure that we are never again met with weapons of war on our streets."
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"For protest to truly be a right, we must ensure that we are never again met with weapons of war on our streets."
\u201cA staff memo released today from two @OversightDems subcommittees found that tear gas is unregulated, harmful to humans, and lines the pockets of tear gas manufacturers.\n\nThe current design of our law enforcement is militarized.\n\nWe need to ban tear gas.\nhttps://t.co/atHl9jPDqP\u201d— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1634238778
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"Tear gas is dangerous, and despite this, manufacturers have continued to profit off its sale."
"For protest to truly be a right," said the congresswoman, "we must ensure that we are never again met with weapons of war on our streets."
"For protest to truly be a right, we must ensure that we are never again met with weapons of war on our streets."
\u201cA staff memo released today from two @OversightDems subcommittees found that tear gas is unregulated, harmful to humans, and lines the pockets of tear gas manufacturers.\n\nThe current design of our law enforcement is militarized.\n\nWe need to ban tear gas.\nhttps://t.co/atHl9jPDqP\u201d— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1634238778
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"Tear gas is dangerous, and despite this, manufacturers have continued to profit off its sale."
"For protest to truly be a right," said the congresswoman, "we must ensure that we are never again met with weapons of war on our streets."