pri.org Tear gas has been banned in warfare. Why do police still use it? "The compromise that was reached was to leave that option open for using tear gas or riot control agents in law enforcement and only in law enforcement." Why we allow tear gas against our own people in peacetime. See also: TED Talk: Non-lethal weapons, a moral hazard? Recommended · May 31st, 2020, 9:31 amethics history Paul Bausch