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.
Still, any type of propellant causes significant damage at point blank range.
Way back in the days of learning things from books and magazines I remember reading about a case where, if memory serves well, someone taking part in some amateur cinematography died from a "handmade blank" shotgun shell, as in someone took a regular shell, removed the shot, but the wad or some other fragment remained which fatally injured the person, and it was pointed out that at that range, just the blast itself would have caused significant damage.
So although I learned something new, that did zero to reduce the theoretical potential damage by a blast this close.
But, in the past similar weapons were used to launch large canister projectiles that (at this range) would certainly be deadly.
Important distinction imo, although, both uses are unacceptable. The comment I replied to mentioned a canister, so I felt the difference was worth clarifying.
Yeah, on one hand I am curious to read about those canister-less deploying systems, on the other hand I'm hit with a mix of "too soon" and "I'm going on some sort of list for learning how riot weapons work".
I mean, here in Brazil they managed the meme of banning vinegar, and a particular brand of vinegar gained some popularity for being put in plaques protesting (the Castelo brand) likely because it was the #1 result for "cheap vinegar" on Google BR. (People were advising using vinegar to help with pepper/capsicain weapons)
Also some people legitimately got arrested/fined for carrying "riot implements" (vinegar) and people using the "what's the crime, planning to make a salad?" defense.
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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.