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Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear gas. Protestors trapped, struggling to breathe.

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[-] Tujio@lemmy.world 63 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

In Seattle during the BLM riots, the police launched tear gas canisters, calling them "less-than-lethal force."

The protesters who picked them up and threw them back got charged with Assault With a Deadly Weapon.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago
[-] 0ndead@infosec.pub 16 points 12 hours ago

In other terms, war crimes

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 9 hours ago

There is no war, so just crimes

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 33 points 15 hours ago

The very first thing these morons did in my city was shoot a pastor in the face with a pepper ball, at damn near point blank.

[-] 0ndead@infosec.pub 13 points 12 hours ago

That’s not a pepper ball gun, that a tear gas launcher. He took a tear gas canister to the face.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

Whatever it was, I’m reasonably sure that you’re not supposed to shoot the clergy in the face with it from 5 feet away.

[-] GaryGhost@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

I hear those canisters are very hot and will burn you

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Yeah, he was pretty fucked up.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago

Is the assailant peeing his pants?

[-] CellarRat@sh.itjust.works 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Found a slightly earlier picture and I think he indeed did piss himself.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

I still see the pee pee

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

To be fair, a dragon showed up. That’s pretty scary.

[-] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 14 hours ago

Did that guy piss himself while shooting the pastor? ICE really has the best and brightest.

[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago
[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 13 hours ago
[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Yeah, this was when ICE deployed to the Bay Area a few weeks ago. Then they pulled out. I imagine the tech oligarchs pulled some strings.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago

These fucks are going to be at every polling site come 2026/2028. Make sure to make it very clear to them that their treasonous behavior won't be forgotten.

[-] Flamekebab@piefed.social 8 points 15 hours ago

I'm reminded of the riot police taping ball bearings to flashbangs during the Ukrainian Revolution

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 15 hours ago

They don't even need to modify the weapons; just shoot at peoples heads with weapons not meant for that

[-] bear 2 points 8 hours ago

Feds paid $8 million after shooting a man in the head in Portland with a less lethal round. It was a brutal brain injury for a peaceful protester.

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/02/feds-pay-nearly-8m-to-oregon-man-shot-in-face-with-munition-during-2020-protest.html

[-] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 8 points 15 hours ago

We need our government to step in and protect it's citizens. Oh WAIT!

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

There are gangs of masked thugs kidnapping people at gunpoint. Oh wait

[-] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 hours ago

By ourselves we're OK but together that's hilarious.

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