[tenpies]

The biggest difference is political: when someone the media doesn't like does it, it's a chemical weapon. When someone the media likes does it, it's nothing.

See: https://www.salon.com/2020/06/02/trump-may-have-broken-inter...

vs

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/protests-portland-seat...

[justapassenger]

Please don’t confuse stupid political fights in media with real chemical weapons.

It’s insulting to people who were killed/disabled as a result of chemical weapons.

[FpUser]

>"It’s insulting to people who were killed/disabled as a result of chemical weapons."

While those killed by conventional weapons rejoice in heavens. Hypocrisy has no bounds.

[justapassenger]

Please don’t bring bad faith whatabouthism to equal people who got sprayed with tear gas to people killed by sarin.

[eesmith]

According to the Chemical Weaponss Convention, tear gas is a "Riot Control Agent", not a "Chemical Weapon".

See https://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention/articles/ar... .