/tags/tear-gas tear gas en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:21:08 GMT /news/2020-09-15/columbus-city-council-delays-vote-on-restricting-police-use-of-chemical-agents Columbus City Council on Monday decided to table proposed restrictions on the police department's use of military equipment and non-lethal weapons like… Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:21:08 GMT /news/2020-09-15/columbus-city-council-delays-vote-on-restricting-police-use-of-chemical-agents Debbie Holmes /news/2020-06-16/columbus-police-restricted-from-using-tear-gas-or-pepper-spray-on-peaceful-crowds Columbus Police will no longer use tear gas to disperse peaceful crowds, Mayor Andrew Ginther announced Tuesday. The policy change comes as the police… Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:32:03 GMT /news/2020-06-16/columbus-police-restricted-from-using-tear-gas-or-pepper-spray-on-peaceful-crowds Nick Evans /news/2020-06-12/columbus-police-chief-wrote-the-book-on-crowd-dispersal-did-officers-follow-it Exercise restraint. Use only the minimum amount of lawful force. Do not show anger.Every officer in training in Ohio is taught crowd control policies,… Fri, 12 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-06-12/columbus-police-chief-wrote-the-book-on-crowd-dispersal-did-officers-follow-it Paige Pfleger /ideastream/2020-06-10/ohio-lawmakers-call-for-ban-on-tear-gas-at-protests-during-pandemic More than 20 Ohio state legislators are calling for an end to the use of tear gas and other chemical agents to disperse crowds at protests in the state. The group of Democratic lawmakers signed a letter to the governor saying tear gas and other chemical agents can cause dangerous health effects such as respiratory failure, blindness and miscarriages. They also said they’re concerned it could exacerbate the spread of the coronavirus. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:35:17 GMT /ideastream/2020-06-10/ohio-lawmakers-call-for-ban-on-tear-gas-at-protests-during-pandemic Anna Huntsman /wvxu-stories/2020-06-09/dewine-wants-standards-on-law-enforcement-response-to-protests As demonstrations continue in honor of George Floyd, and many cities in Ohio and elsewhere have come under fire for police response to such protests,... Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:47:15 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-06-09/dewine-wants-standards-on-law-enforcement-response-to-protests Jennifer Merritt /news/2020-06-05/aclu-continues-federal-lawsuit-against-columbus-police-over-pepper-spray This last week's protests have been dominated by stories of Columbus Police officers using tear gas and pepper spray on crowds of protesters. But this… Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:43:29 GMT /news/2020-06-05/aclu-continues-federal-lawsuit-against-columbus-police-over-pepper-spray Clare Roth /news-partners/2020-06-05/tear-gassing-protesters-during-an-infectious-outbreak-called-a-recipe-for-disaster Researchers say police should not be using tear gas or pepper spray against protesters. They make people cough droplets and damage the body in ways that could make people sicker from COVID-19. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-05/tear-gassing-protesters-during-an-infectious-outbreak-called-a-recipe-for-disaster Will Stone /news/2020-06-05/coronavirus-in-ohio-large-protests-likely-to-increase-spread-of-covid-19 Public health experts worried that COVID-19 would continue to spread even as states reopen. Those concerns have been compounded recently, as large crowds… Fri, 05 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-06-05/coronavirus-in-ohio-large-protests-likely-to-increase-spread-of-covid-19 Lauren Bavis /news-partners/2020-06-04/civil-rights-groups-black-lives-matter-sue-trump-administration-over-protest-violence "What happened to our members Monday evening, here in the nation's capital, was an affront to all our rights," said April Goggans, Core Organizer of Black Lives Matter D.C. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 01:42:48 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-04/civil-rights-groups-black-lives-matter-sue-trump-administration-over-protest-violence Vanessa Romo /news/2020-06-03/columbus-city-attorney-calls-for-independent-probe-into-police-response-to-protests Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein is recommending the appointment of a special counsel to perform an independent investigation into Columbus Division of… Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:50:32 GMT /news/2020-06-03/columbus-city-attorney-calls-for-independent-probe-into-police-response-to-protests Gabe Rosenberg, Nick Evans