When I was down in Santiago Chile, I actually got tear tear gassed as it was deployed in huge amounts to break up protests. The police down in Chile don't mess around, at first signs of a protest they bring out the armored vehicles and just start firing away. It was brutal but also exciting besides the burning, coughing, and watered eyes for nearly an hour.
I was going to comment the same thing. I used to live across from the park in Providencia. Even on New Years, just to clear the streets, police tear-gassed the streets in Valpo.
