Something interesting happened with the Council Public Safety Committee agenda posting. As far as I can tell, BPD has been itching to get tear gas back into their arsenal and gave their case, with Captain Okies as the meeting presenter, that tear gas is harmless causing no injuries once it wears off. Thomas Lord commented that pepper spray and tear gas are not benign and are potentially lethal. Councilmembers Kesarwani, Wengraf and Taplin with Captain Okie went on to discuss their imagined scenarios when tear gas could be useful. Wengraf reported that the sheriff stated that he would not send aid to Berkeley as long as the tear gas ban was in place.

Source: Washington Post June 14, 2022 02:13 UTC