crowd control

[cluebyfour]

Before I get seriously annoyed with somebody, can someone on my list who's knowledgeable about such things confirm the following: U. S. police typically use rubber bullets for crowd control, not live ammo (though they still carry it in their sidearm).  (Oh, and tear gas, of course-I'm just saying that for projectiles they tend to use rubber bullets

Comments

[flainn]

As far as I know, yes. Well, except for that whole Kent State thing, but that was the National Guard.

[cluebyfour]

In fact, Kent State was what forced the NG to change their crowd-control tactics and develop less-lethal weaponry.

[flainn]

Although I always kind of wondered what the hell the kids expected to happen when they decided to throw rocks at a bunch of antsy, fully-armed National Guardsmen. Death wish anyone?

[ilcylic]

See also: Palestinians

[flainn]

Point taken. I'm not justifying or condoning it. It's just my response to those who always scratch their heads and wonder how such a thing could have happened.

[ilcylic]

Oh, I wasn't disputing your point, but rather adding to it.