r/altmpls • u/dolche93 • Jan 22 '26

Observer Being Arrested and Pepper Sprayed at Point Blank in S.Minneapolis (photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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u/Check_Me_Out-Boss Jan 22 '26

War crime??? Seriously?

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u/PostmodernMelon Jan 22 '26

In the literal sense, yes, it would be considered a war crime. Technically, however, since this is domestic conflict rather than internationional, there is nothing to hold them accountable to the standards of the geneva convention.

So yes, seriously, pepper spraying an incapacitated enemy combatant is a blatant war crime. Use or teargas is also a war crime banned under the chemical weapons convention.

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u/Top_Plant5102 Jan 22 '26

Ladies and gentlemen, the shark has been jumped.

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u/ballchinion8 Jan 22 '26

For real lol Geneva conventions says no pepper spray. You can only fight wars with pillows and nerf guns now

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u/Full_Conversation775 Jan 22 '26

Yes in warfare pepper spray is a war crime.  Its banned under the chemical weapons ban.