More than 100 years ago, tear gas was developed as a weapon to be used on the battlefield. But nowadays, it is used by law enforcement against civilians across the globe — from Hong Kong to Washington, DC. So how did an instrument of chemical warfare go from the trenches to the streets? And why does a so-called “less-lethal” weapon sometimes prove fatal?

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