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John Pfaff@johnpfaff.bsky.social |
“Non-lethal” rubber bullet blinds a journalist in one eye, leads to blindness in the second, and causes dementia and now fatal traumatic brain injury. To be clear: a rubber bullet fired AT her HEAD, while she was flashing journalist credentials and not close to protestors or police. Fatally shot.
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Lauowolf
@lauowolf.bsky.social
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It sickened me when it happened And now, damn
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John Pfaff
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That police clearly misused the weapon (rubber bullets are less likely to kill when aimed at the ground to bounce up and at a distance, this was a direct shot from too close) is besides the point. The point is that any “non lethal” weapon can be lethal, and calling it “non” likely leads to overuse.
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ShinoSarna
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Rubber coated bullets have a legitimate use - replacing lethal force. If you wouldn't shoot that person with live ammo, you shouldn't shoot them with rubber bullets.
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Warhammerchick
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Jfc I remember the day that happened
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@eddie79.bsky.social
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If cops are firing rubber bullets at people they don’t care what happens to those people. It’s a weirdly socially acceptable way for cops to assault,
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Corey
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Horrifying. I followed her back on Twitter, but I had no idea until now that the injury expanded beyond just the one eye
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FergusMcDingus
@fergusmcdingus.bsky.social
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Murder, in other words
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