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Originally Posted by Griff
One of my Profs brought in a couple "rubber" bullets to class after a trip to Northern Ireland. I'd say they cross the line into lethal. It is remarkable that more protesters have not been killed over the years. |
Many people hear or read rubber bullets and think
Nerf, when they should be thinking
Tires. The bullets are as hard as a damn tire, so range is critical.
I believe the "skipping" was developed to make them safe to use, when the protesters and cops, got up close and personal. Typically they're used on command rather than the individual cops discretion, and typically they don't like to make that call until the protesters are real close.
I seem to remember a woman being seriously hurt (maybe killed), by a rubber bullet, at a CA demonstration against this current war.
