Not authoritarian. Freest country in the world.
It should be completely legal to fire rubber bullets at police whenever you feel like it.
it even seems like he waited for the camera to pan over to him before taking the shot
They’re specifically escalating shit. Trump et al want this to turn violent, and since it’s not, they’re trying to force it instead. It’s right outta the 2025 playbook to get martial law enacted.
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She was clearly rioting.
that’s just how they welcome foreigners in america… not really big on vaccines, but really into injecting lead into women and people of colour
Fucking fascists. They all should be put down ☺️
What a cowardly piece of shit cop. Fucking pig.
Sorry I might not be up-to-date with the fash parlance, but is ‘less lethal’ some sort of official nomenclature?
“It’s OK you’re not quite dead, it was a less lethal bullet to your head, ahah. OwO”
I am amazed by the times.
Princess Bride beat them to the punch decades ago. The suspect was rendered only mostly dead when long-distance kinetic interaction was applied in an officer-involved pacification tool activation.
They used to call it “non-lethal” which was a copaganda lie. After being called out they changed their words instead of their behavior.
I think all non-lethal weapons had the name changed to less than lethal about 5-10 years ago.
Turns out if you shoot a rubber bullet at someone’s head and it kills them, the weapon manufacturer can be open to liability. So now it’s less than lethal.
Less lethal, not less than. TASER wound up in a big lawsuit after a guy died from cardiac arrest being hit by one, so most manufacturers changed it to “less than”, but then a couple more people died from being hit with beanbag/baton/rubber rounds, so now they’re marketed as “less lethal” because legally they can’t say “this can’t kill people” in their marketing when it absolutely can.
The United States of America is starting to be a worm out answer. Yet…
“less lethal” fuck off, rubber bullets are as dangerous, tasers are also very dangerous, off with that bullshit, ACAB and that applies to soldiers
They didn’t need to use the word lethal at all, I read this as an intentional reminder that even these rubber bullets can be lethal and this incident isn’t a joke
It is much better than ‘non-lethal’ but it still is literally a bullet, it is very much so still lethal (especially to the head and throat and legs)
Wear safety glasses
Not sunglasses, or shades or prescription glasses
Wear actual industrial rated workers safety glasses.
If you get those shots in your face, you’re going to lose an eye or both eyes. Safety glasses are designed for this kind of stuff and they actually work. It will stop those projectiles from damaging your eyes.
Cops all over the world are known to purposefully shoot people’s faces and heads. After the fact they will just argue that it didn’t happen, it was accidental, it was chaotic, it was dangerous, etc, etc … it won’t matter after the fact if you lose an eye or end up completely blind.
Wear safety glasses, they’re easy to find and easy to use.
Make sure to replace them when they get hit though. They’re only rated for one strike, and after that the protection is not guaranteed.
Any brand recommendations? I assume there are brands floating around stating protection but are just knockoffs that do nothing.
I work in a bit of construction and renovations and I’ve collected all sorts of safety glasses over the years. I have them in my shop, garage, basement, truck and office. They’re easy to find and buy, cheap (about $10-$20 CAD) and for the price, will actually save your eyes if you buy actual safety equipment.
Here are a couple of images of a pair I have sitting in my kitchen. If you find a reputable brand, there should be a readable notation on the band to indicate authenticity. If there are no markings, then it is probably a knockoff.
3M … and get a pair from an actual hardware store and not the dollar or discount store.
Discount places are more liable to sell cheap knock offs.
Hardware stores sell actual equipment meant for safety and sell reputable products.
Carhartt has some that also have UV protection and choice of tint.
Tinted lenses are a good choice because then you can just claim that they are personal sunglasses … as opposed to safety glasses you want to use at a protest event.
Anything ANSI Z87+, sometimes written Z87.1+ (note the plus) rated or CSA Z94.3 rated are ensured to safely withstand a direct high energy strike.
ANSI Z87 (Z87.1) is a lesser qualification only meant for lighter duty. Use them if you can’t find Z87+ or Z94.3.
I checked my local hardware stores and while Z87+ is fairly hard to find outside of places that directly supply contractors, CSA Z94.3 ratings are common under $10 but are less loudly marketed. Check the packaging carefully.
3M is a common and high quality supplier, but anything with an official rating is risking pretty severe penalties from OSHA and commercial liability, so really you should be able to trust them.
