We have one of 5 manufacturers of tear gas/tactical armor within 3 hours of Denver, in Casper, Wy. With a 5 star review rating. @SafarilandGroup whose mission statement is to “save lives” and this about to be a whole thread 👇 https://twitter.com/resistwar/status/1295335198561898497
from website: “Our mission, Together, We Save Lives, is much more than a statement; it is a creed we live by. We empower over two thousand people to design, engineer, research and deliver our protective equipment products to those that keep us safe.” https://twitter.com/twittlesis/status/1151902212995584001?s=21 https://twitter.com/twittlesis/status/1151902212995584001
After using tear gas from this group on citizens in D.C. & children at border, and facing huge backlash for owner and financial backers, Safariland announced it was selling its Defense & Technology Unit. STILL MADE $130 MIL. FROM IS GOVT LAST 3 YEARS. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/safariland-tear-gas-maker-exit-business-warren-kanders/
Maker of tear gas used on Washington, D.C., protesters will exit business

After scrutiny, Safariland is selling its unit that makes tear gas, rubber bullets and other crowd-control products.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/safariland-tear-gas-maker-exit-business-warren-kanders/
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Even without the abhorrent production of tear gas, this company is dirty: https://observer.com/2016/11/company-making-nypd-body-cameras-has-history-of-defective-merchandise-and-bribery/
Company Making NYPD Body Cameras Has History of Defective Merchandise and Bribery

VieVu did not reveal that in a previous incarnation, it faced charges of manufacturing faulty flak jackets and paying off UN officials.

https://observer.com/2016/11/company-making-nypd-body-cameras-has-history-of-defective-merchandise-and-bribery/
Warren Kanders is a very rich man off of blood money. https://www.forbes.com/sites/denizcam/2018/12/06/meet-the-safariland-multimillionaire-getting-rich-off-tear-gas-and-more-in-the-defense-industry/
Meet The Safariland Multimillionaire Getting Rich Off Tear Gas and More In The Defense Industry

Warren Kanders started a defense business in 1996 and has made hundreds of millions of dollars since. Today, he is under fire for his role at in his company, Safariland, which sells tear gas to the...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/denizcam/2018/12/06/meet-the-safariland-multimillionaire-getting-rich-off-tear-gas-and-more-in-the-defense-industry/
Worth $700M (appx) he remains on advisory council @BrownUniversity & says of himself on his website: “Warren B. Kanders is an American investor and industrialist, and a philanthropist who focuses on the arts, education, and health.” https://www.browndailyherald.com/2019/07/26/kanders-79-resigns-whitney-museum-amid-protests-remains-advisory-council-university/
Kanders '79 resigns from Whitney Museum amid protests, remains on advisory council at University

Warren Kanders ’79, a member of the advisory council for the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, stepped down as vice chairman of the Whitney Museum of American Art on Thursday over...

https://www.browndailyherald.com/2019/07/26/kanders-79-resigns-whitney-museum-amid-protests-remains-advisory-council-university/
To sum up: Capitalism is evil, the military industrial complex is thriving, law enforcement is making multimillionaires in Corporations while using those weapons against the people, and we need to #cancelwarrenkanders. 🤮 @BrownUniversity listen to ur students’ demands.
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