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Police use capsicum spray on neo-Nazis after clash at Melbourne asylum seeker rally (www.abc.net.au)
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Police said no arrests were made and nobody was injured.

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

Why, are you afraid the neo-nazis will respond with sarin gas or something?

The reason chemical weapons are prohibited in war is because chemical warfare using mustard gas, sarin gas, etc. is horribly painful to people, and affects anyone in the area, including medical personnel, civilians, and prisoners of war. Using pepper spray and tear gas in riot control doesn't have that problem.