Comment on Protest photographer loses part of ear after being shot by rubber bullet
NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 2 months ago
Anti-war demonstrators hurled rocks, eggs, beer bottles and canned food at police, who
respondedescalated with stun grenades, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets during a series of skirmishes outside the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Wednesday.
rbn@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Eggs might be just annoing to be hit with but I’d rather be tear gassed than taking a stone/glass bottle/heavy cans to my head. A stone with a decent speed and weight can kill you. And I don’t think I have to elaborate what broken glass flying around can do to your skin/eyes etc.
NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 2 months ago
They have shields, visors, and helmets mate. They’re not under trebuchet fire, it’s gonna be a handful of people throwing small objects. Chemical weapons are indiscriminate torture devices.
Cops are organised, trained and in radio contact. They can do stuff like retreat and encircle.