• FourteenEyes [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    8 days ago

    I wish the media would stop saying ‘nonlethal’ and start saying “less-lethal” because this shit can absolutely kill you and it did just that to at least a half dozen people I recall during the 2020 riots

    • UltraGreen [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      8 days ago

      It absolutely can kill you. Even the phrase “rubber bullets” is stupid. They are regular bullets, with a thin rubber casing. If that hits you in the head or throat, you’re done.

  • Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    8 days ago

    Protestors need to armour up under clothing. Hidden padding and plastic plates or something.

    Paintballing armour would probably do the trick given these pepper shots are literally like paintballs.

  • WeedReference420 [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    Meanwhile the British journalists they send to do reports on how evil and scary Russia is and how they’re our enemy stand in front of the Kremlin spouting propaganda completely un-interfered with before heading off to get wasted on cocktails probably with their Russian counterparts lmao

    Hope this guy recovers though