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June 26, 2020 | 5:32 AM

Critics say proposed ban on ‘less-lethal’ weapons in Allegheny County faces legal, practical hurdles

“If we get rid of these less-lethal options, we’re still going to have to try to undertake these [crowd-control] missions."
By An-Li Herring/WESA
June 26, 2020 | 5:17 AM

Philadelphia police commissioner decries tear gas usage against protesters on I-676

Commissioner Danielle Outlaw issued an immediate moratorium on the use of tear gas in most situations including to disperse crowds of non-violent people.
By Claudia Lauer/The Associated Press
June 24, 2020 | 5:23 AM

‘They’re peaceful’: Pa. State Police release dashcam video from I-676 protest tear-gassing

The footage does not appear to otherwise corroborate accounts of violence circulated by Mayor Jim Kenney’s office in justification of the tear-gassing.
By Ryan Briggs/WHYY

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June 5, 2020 | 7:34 AM

Tear gassing protestors during an infectious outbreak called ‘a recipe for disaster’

By Will Stone/NPR
June 2, 2020 | 5:38 AM

President Trump says he’ll deploy military to states if they don’t stop violent protests

During the remarks, Trump declared himself “a law-and-order president.”

By Alana Wise/NPR