Hmmm..so if you were on a jury where a woman used CS and caused a child to be born deformed .. would you find for the plaintiff in such a case? Against the woman who caused this ? Against the manufacturer of the agent? Against the retailer that sold it?
Chemical and biological agents should not be used for self defense. I can make VX nerve gas ... can I use this for self defense? I don't think so.
What exactly are the increased risks from one-time exposure to CS or tear gas, McBeth? How do they compare to the risks of birth defects that the State of California "knows" to be caused by exposure to gasoline fumes as you pump your own gas?
There is at least one hair growth medication for men that causes severe birth defects if a pregnant woman so much as touches a broken pill once. How does one time exposure to low levels of CS or tear gas compare in terms of risk of birth defects?
Come on, give some solid numbers. I searched and can't find any. All I find are a bunch of anarchist/protest/pacifist sites that make vague claims and offer advice on how to mitigate the discomfort effects of tear gas. Interestingly, none of these sites offer as advice, "Don't engage in riots."
I found
one site on military women who breastfeed.
JP-8, Lead and Tear Gas are the three main hazardous materials that many military personnel are exposed to on a regular basis, and the three for which there is some published information available as to the safety of exposure while breastfeeding and/or expressing breastmilk.
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Tear gas or 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile, is used primarily for training purposes in the military and police forces. Of the three hazardous materials listed, it is the most often asked about and the least likely to cause any problems with breastfeeding or pumped breastmilk. ...
I'm thinking you are full of crap and grossly exaggerating the risks of birth defects from rare exposure to tear or CS gas. Now, if pregnant women are routinely engaging in riots such that they are getting a lot of tear gas exposure, I'm going to guess that there are other, much higher risks to their unborn baby including physical injury or death.
I don't know how often pregnant women engage in the kind of violent crime such that they are likely to be sprayed by someone acting in self-defense. But I know that bullet holes center of mass cause all kinds of problems to any unborn babies being carried near that center of mass.
The guy who makes light of human death ("target practice" or "close range target practice") who thinks the law should allow shooting non-violent, outdoor simple trespassers on sight, is all kinds of worried about CS or tear gas?!?!?!?
Give it up. Stop hanging out at riots, stop giving cops reason to deploy CS gas against you. I'm very sorry if your mother's conduct caused you to be exposed to excessive amounts of CS/tear gas in utero. But it might explain a lot.
You're not convincing anyone.
Charles
