Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear gas. Protestors trapped, struggling to breathe.
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-border-patrol-less-lethal-weapons
28 Comments
Tujio@lemmy.world · 75 pts · 252d
In Seattle during the BLM riots, the police launched tear gas canisters, calling them "less-than-lethal force."
The protesters who picked them up and threw them back got charged with Assault With a Deadly Weapon.
FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 252d
ACAB
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 251d
That's fascinating. So is there precedent on the books now that a tear gas canister flying through the air is a deadly weapon? Because that could potentially be used against cops.
If any protester lost their defence, that could be precedent...
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 252d
The very first thing these morons did in my city was shoot a pastor in the face with a pepper ball, at damn near point blank.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 252d
Is the assailant peeing his pants?
CellarRat@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 252d
Found a slightly earlier picture and I think he indeed did piss himself.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 252d
I still see the pee pee
TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub · 12 pts · 252d
I think he just jizzed himself
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 252d
To be fair, a dragon showed up. That’s pretty scary.
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 252d
Did that guy piss himself while shooting the pastor? ICE really has the best and brightest.
RagingRobot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 252d
It's probably just these https://www.wetpantsdenim.com/
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 251d
Why does this exist?
0ndead@infosec.pub · 14 pts · 252d
That’s not a pepper ball gun, that a tear gas launcher. He took a tear gas canister to the face.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 252d
Whatever it was, I’m reasonably sure that you’re not supposed to shoot the clergy in the face with it from 5 feet away.
GaryGhost@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 252d
I hear those canisters are very hot and will burn you
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 252d
Yeah, he was pretty fucked up.
silence7@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 252d
This appears to be where the image was published
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 252d
Yeah, this was when ICE deployed to the Bay Area a few weeks ago. Then they pulled out. I imagine the tech oligarchs pulled some strings.
silence7@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 252d
You don't have to imagine — that's exactly what happened
0ndead@infosec.pub · 17 pts · 252d
In other terms, war crimes
silence7@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 252d
There is no war, so just crimes
DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 252d
These fucks are going to be at every polling site come 2026/2028. Make sure to make it very clear to them that their treasonous behavior won't be forgotten.
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 252d
We need our government to step in and protect it's citizens. Oh WAIT!
AA5B@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 252d
There are gangs of masked thugs kidnapping people at gunpoint. Oh wait
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 252d
By ourselves we're OK but together that's hilarious.
Flamekebab@piefed.social · 9 pts · 252d
I'm reminded of the riot police taping ball bearings to flashbangs during the Ukrainian Revolution
silence7@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 252d
They don't even need to modify the weapons; just shoot at peoples heads with weapons not meant for that
bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 252d
Feds paid $8 million after shooting a man in the head in Portland with a less lethal round. It was a brutal brain injury for a peaceful protester.
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/02/feds-pay-nearly-8m-to-oregon-man-shot-in-face-with-munition-during-2020-protest.html
Xanthrax@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 252d