Analysis of an episode in Philadelphia shows that tear gas was deployed in an area where protesters had nowhere to disperse.
Analysis of an episode in Philadelphia shows that tear gas was deployed in an area where protesters had nowhere to disperse.

The Architect’s Newspaper — “SITU Research teams with Amnesty International for video primer on tear gas”

June 16th 2020

The Architect’s Newspaper features new work from SITU Research for Amnesty International, which documents the abuse of tear gas worldwide and examines the dangers of this “less lethal” weapon.

Read the full article here.

“In addition to laying out the basic mechanics of tear gas, SITU Research delves into the environment in which it is currently so widely abused. ‘By examining both weapon and environment, we begin to complete our understanding of the dangers and the inherent risk of abuse,’ explains the firm. ‘We learn that because tear gas is often used in urban contexts, architecture and infrastructure can become weaponized. The city itself becomes complicit in strategies to trap, overwhelm or target civilians.’”