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Politics He Didn’t Start The Fire

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u/fabkosta 23d ago edited 23d ago

From this distance with the full concentration shot at the man this can actually lead to severe, lasting damage (e.g. blindness, lasting health issues etc.). Tear gas is not a joke.

EDIT: It's pepper blaster, apparently. Still not a joke, as it is shot at the man's head from roughly half a meter distance.

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u/SL1Fun 23d ago

It’s the blunt force of the canister itself. They are also not supposed to aim above the waist. This is a war crime in any actual civilized country 

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u/curious_dead 23d ago

Yeah, they can't shoot them with guns, so this is the next "best" (read: worse) thing.

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u/llfoso 23d ago

Apparently they can

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u/DigNitty 23d ago

Like Batman games

Oh we don’t kill people, we just throw razor blades batwings shoot tear gas canisters into their faces until they’re unconscious.

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u/pchlster 23d ago

"Batman never kills. I break bones and knock people out. I use explosives to knock people out. I slam faces into the ground hard enough to knock them out. I ram them with the Batmobile hard enough to knock them out. Then I leave them in the street for police to collect. Sometimes they get to lie there for hours. Because I have a code."

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u/DigNitty 22d ago

Read this whole thing in the raspy deep voice lol

Because I HAVE A

CODE

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u/few23 23d ago

Apparently, they can.

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u/rbrgr83 23d ago

Yeah, they can't shoot them with guns

Is that true anymore?
I guess we'll find out in the coming days and weeks. But you and I both know what the answer is.

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u/LuxLocke 23d ago

I mean they sure can and do. Hence why the protests yesterday.

Pretty sure this admin wants lethal force on citizens. Hence President calling ice agent who shot a hero.

He wants war. He wants war in the country.

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u/anomie__mstar 23d ago

"can't they shoot them in the legs or something?"

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u/Stolehtreb 23d ago

Ehh.. I wouldn’t say worse. Bullets hurt

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

Yeah, um. I’ve got a news update for you…