The protestors held signs reading "No Tears for Onions", "Give Dry Eyes a Chance", and "I just want to go to work as a waitress and not worry about my eyes burning and crying every time I go into the kitchen. It's really embarrassing and makes my makeup smear." The protestors had been working at collecting signatures to ban onions from public places to protect workers from burning eyes.

About an hour into the protest recently chopped onions were thrown into the crowd. "I heard screaming and then my eyes started to burn from the chemicals released by the onions," one protestor told us. "I kept crying like a baby. This is a perfect example of why onions should be banned!"

Innocent bystanders were found weeping for miles as the chemicals spread. Children and the elderly were not spared.

A farmer, Joe Tomayto, was found running from the scene and was arrested shortly after the incident. Tomayto had inherited a tobacco farm that had been passed down within his family for generations. However, after the smoking bans were passed, he was forced to break family tradition and grow onions. He has been an outspoken activist in the fight to keep onions a part of everyday life. "They keep attacking my livelihood," he was heard saying as he was led away in handcuffs.

Tomayto has been charged with using chemical warfare and littering. He faces a maximum sentence of one month in prison and up to a $100 fine.