You Can Buy The Tear Gas Used On UC Davis Students On Amazon.com

[meow2u3]

Apparently, you can buy the tear gas used on UC Davis students last week — which is almost strong enough to be used to control bears — on Amazon.com.

The irony of such a powerful crowd control weapon being available to buy on a consumer website is not lost on a group of reviewers, who have written comedic reviews of the product, praising it for being the best to repress students:

Link to article here: http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/11/21/373956/you-can-buy-the-tear-gas-used-on-uc-davis-students-on-amazoncom/

Direct link to repression weapon here: http://www.amazon.com/Defense-Technology-56895-Stream-Pepper/dp/B0058EOAUE/ref=cm_cmu_up_thanks_hdr

[Enrique]

1. can't we get it at our local grocery store?

since it's a food product?

[eShirl]

5. with food stamps, even

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Oh some of those reviews are a riot

That r word might bring it's cousins though.

[greendog]

3. Full strength bear spray is cheaper.

http://www.rei.com/product/722005/counter-assault-bear-deterrent-spray-290g

[meow2u3]

10. Does it work well on swine?

Or banksters? Someone try it out--I live too far from the action. :evilgrin:

[eleny]

4. You can even E-mail a gift card suggesting this item

[razorman]

6. Does it come in a collectible commemorative spray can?

[tavalon]

12. The Lt. John Pike Commemorative Pepper Spray

You should be in middle management for that company. What a fantastic money maker!

[razorman]

13. Hey, kids! Collect the whole series!

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. yikes

[Huey P. Long]

8. I just saw this thread. My apologies as I'd just posted some review excerpts.

Hilarious!

[spanone]

9. 'Only 7 left in stock--order soon.' bwahahahahaaa

[Alameda]

11. Thanks it was hysterical to read the reviews....ROTFLOL!