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“Obviously we have to shoot them with SOMETHING.”

Very informative

‘Less lethal’ doesn’t necessarily mean not lethal. Using them on protesters without good cause is a crime in itself. As we have seen at least two journalists were injured by ‘less lethal’ weapons and they most certainly not providing ‘good cause’. Imagine what they’d do to those they dislike. 😡

What a great morning! Got out of bed, sitting with a cup of coffee, and watching California and LA burn again. Life is good!

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Part of the issue is their misuse. I frequently see cops coming close and aiming directly. Meanwhile, they are meant to be long range, and bounced into the crowd, impacting the street surface before bouncing into the crowd. But even the Aussie Reporter was aimed directly at.

It's disgusting

Less x is still x

Sending out a 'worldwide warning' to journalists who 'dare' to expose the truth.

6⁰ of criminal separation .

A hearty FY to Kristin Fucking Noem.

"Less-lethal" is still...lethal.

Das ist ein harter Schlag, nicht wahr? Wie können wir es zulassen, dass unsere Regierungsgewalt so brutal und unkontrolliert eingesetzt wird?

I recently found out that the reporter who had an eye shot out, Linda Tirado, is now dying of the traumatic brain injury that rubber bullet caused :(

it was “less than lethal” for my entire life until like two weeks ago over here mandela’ing ourselves so hard

Linda Tirado would like a word in about this.

If she had moved to tie a shoe, Lauren Tomasi's shooting could have been fatal.

Sue trump and his toadies

@abc7.bsky.social @cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @cnn.com @apnews.com @latimes.com @nytimes.com @laist.com @ktla.com @washingtonpost.com Stop calling what law enforcement is using as less-lethal.

US cops are virtually immune from punishment.

Pretty egregious when this person has no medical coverage and is already disabled. She didn’t need additional problems. Nor the trauma that came along with the assault.

Thank you for writing this! More truth telling, please! We need it.

The biggest weapon is their hate and bigotry, if they didn't have that they wouldn't be there in the first place.

I heard someone brought a leaf blower to blow the tear gas away from the innocent people. That’s genius. I mean nobody should have tear gas shot in their face, but when innocent people fight back…🤷🏻‍♀️

They will soon start murdering US citizens.

👹Trump’s Playbook: Create a Crisis, Then Blame the Victims: youtube.com/shorts/TiFJz...

Can cost a lot in compensation, just ask vet Scott Olson www.theguardian.com/world/2014/m...

Horrific! I live in PA & had a nightmare last night about tear gas & rubber bullets.

That woman reporter shot by a rubber bullet was not rioting.

I agree. Rubber bullets are dangerous even when used correctly. Shot the rubber bullet at the ground, they will bounce up and hit someone in the face, and a direct hit could be fatal.

Fucking war pigs

Maybe you shouldn’t step in front of a rubber bullet, ya think…. Trump always wins.

A 2014 study by the US military has also found that exposure to tear gas and pepper spray make people vulnerable to respiratory infections in the week following exposure compared with the week before exposure. Read more: www.wired.com/story/what-t...

Test them out in the White House.

Mucas relief is gaufenisen, expectorant OTC at Dollar Tree and pharmacies.

And it lowers the threshold for using force of any kind, because they can always state they were using non-lethal(-intended) weapons. So instead of de-escalating the situation, they reach for the "non-lethal" toolbox instead. That's not policing - it is military with a different uniform.

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"Less lethal"- oh really?! This beautiful girl would've been 43 today.🤬 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing...

The name of these weapons, “less-lethal” says it all. They can still be lethal — but less so. If they were absolutely not deadly, they’d be called non-lethal.

"Less lethal" is still "partly lethal." Getting shot with a rubber bullet is still getting shot. If a cop gets shot with a rubber bullet, do you think the shooter will be charged w/attempted murder? You're goddamned right he would.

Of course he'll lie. He will exaggerate any change at all in the protests to justify what he's already planning to do. That doesn't mean he won't lie even if nothing else changes. If the protests suddenly stop, he'll take credit, but the Guard will remain "just in case".

He will put in harsher measures regardless, better to strike the first blow than to wait to be overwhelmed.

I’d call going to Amazon and buying protective gear responsive, not an escalation. I’d likely keep it in my backpack and hope it’s not necessary. Better to have and not need, than need and not have.

Yeah, next town over the police bean bagged a knife wielding, walker using 94 year old man to death.

Sophia Wilansky, directly hit by a concussion grenade during the Standing Rock water protest in late 2016, almost lost her lower arm and has had to have multiple surgeries. The photos at the time were disturbing.

They’ve been cheering it on, we know they don’t care

Gravy Team 6. Fat ass Proud Boy?

TROOPS DON'T BELONG ON OUR CITIES. HE KNOWS THAT. THIS IS CONTRIVED THEATER THAT IS DESIGNED TO DISTRACT HIS BASE FROM HIS FALLING APPROVAL RATINGS AND FAILED POLICIES THAT JUST MAKE THE RICH RICHER. HE THINKS OF YOU AS SUBJECTS, NOT CITIZENS. STAND UP!

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This was our test of the damage of rubber bullets vimeo.com/477354819

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Trump: “I will bring back free speech in America because it’s been taken away.” 😒

Ask City of Austin officials how much the city has paid out in settlements following APD's use of "less lethal" munitions against Black Lives Matter protestors.

How about an article that describes what bullets do the body.

Gaza-Los Angeles Today is a good day to realize that blue supported genocide in Gaza and the blue reps in CA are supporting the men in Blue, as they shoot protesters on the streets of Los Angeles.

Democrats hate socialists more than they hate fascists, scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds

Los Angeles is a very dark blue city, in a very blue state, allows the fascist police to violently target protesters. Light blue fascism

Today is a good day to realize that blue supported genocide in Gaza and the blue reps in CA are supporting the men in Blue, as they shoot protesters on the streets of Los Angeles.

But the companies making them rake MASS PROFITS!!

Where are all the 2nd amendment assholes?

Rubber bullets, tear gas, etc are less lethal in the same way an AR-15 is less lethal than a grenade, and a grenade is less lethal than an artillery strike, and an artillery strike is less lethal than a nuclear bomb.