A groundbreaking analysis reveals how Portland, Oregon, was blanketed with toxic chemicals, raising concerns about global teargas use: ‘This was a disaster’
PPB widely deployed a type of teargas known as CS, which can irritate the eyes, skin and respiratory system and cause disturbed cardiac rhythm and convulsions.
Portland officers indiscriminately sprayed teargas despite its own policies, which direct officers to consider proximity to schools, hospitals, freeways and other facilities and “minimize exposure to non-target persons”. The PPB declined the Guardian’s interview request, and did not answer questions about Forensic Architecture’s findings.
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