Protestors in Minneapolis yelling "hands up, don't shoot," moments before being tear gassed by ICE.

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image showing Protestors in Minneapolis yelling "hands up, don't shoot," moments before being tear gassed by ICE.

TheMightySet69 on January 25th, 2026 at 03:25 UTC »

It's about time people started wearing gas masks to these protests. You know they're going to gas you. Be prepared. 

freethenipple23 on January 25th, 2026 at 05:08 UTC »

Everyone should know that it is possible to deactivate those tear gas canisters.

Pro democracy protestors in Hong Kong were doing it and there are lots of good videos and discussions on Reddit about how and why it works. 

Check out these posts below and please share this information with people who are protesting.

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/cj3epd/how_hong_kong_protestors_deal_with_tear_gas/

https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/cxuti9/the_new_way_of_hong_kong_protesters_deal_with_the/

Thorgarthebloodedone on January 25th, 2026 at 07:57 UTC »

Call me crazy, and maybe I'm misremembering things, I thought pepper spray and such were only supposed to be deployed to deter violent protesters, just maceing people literally sitting on their knees, that is just excessive force, right?