Ban the use of Tear Gas on citizens

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Ban the use of Tear Gas on citizens.

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/ban-use-tear-gas-citizens/hjMd90Hl

We petition the Obama Administration to:

Ban the use of Tear Gas on citizens.

We The People of the United States of America petition the government to Ban the use of Tear Gas on Citizens.

"Tear gas, formally known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator, is a non-lethal chemical weapon that stimulates the corneal nerves in the eyes to cause tearing, pain, and even blindness." [1]

The use of Tear Gas in war is prohibited under the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention, however the use of it on civilians is allowed.[2]

[1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_gas

[2] -http://www.cwc.gov/regulations_state_amendments_03_text.html
Created: Oct 29, 2011
Issues: Civil Rights and Liberties, Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement, Human Rights

 

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WE the PEOPLE!

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/actually-take-these-petitions-seriously-instead-just-using-them-excuse-pretend-you-are-listening/grQ9mNkN

We petition the Obama Administration to:

Actually take these petitions seriously instead of just using them as an excuse to pretend you are listening

Although the ability to submit petitions directly to the White House is a noble and welcome new feature of the current administration, the first round of responses makes blatantly clear the White House intends to just support its current stances and explain them with responses everyone who has done any research already knows.

An online petition is not meant as a replacement for using a search box in a web browser. We the People, those who grant you the power to govern in the first place, are requesting changes in policy directly, circumventing legislators who already do not listen to us. We the People request you govern FOR us, which means actually listening to us and actually acting in our interests instead of special interests.

You are not above us. You ARE us. Govern accordingly.
Created: Oct 28, 2011
Issues: Civil Rights and Liberties, Government Reform, Human Rights