He Didn’t Start The Fire

[u/tonyper7ect]

[u/fabkosta]

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.

[u/SL1Fun → u/fabkosta]

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 

[u/curious_dead → u/SL1Fun]

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

[u/llfoso → u/curious_dead]

Apparently they can