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LA Protester Permanently Blinded After DHS Agent Unloads 'Nonlethal' Round Into His Face (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 1 month ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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An anti-ICE protester in Santa Ana was left blind in one eye and nearly died after a DHS agent fired a "nonlethal" round at his face at point-blank range. The victim said federal agents mocked him, saying, "You're going to lose your eye."

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[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Happen the same thing in Quebec at the Maple Spring Protest at one of the protesters. Thinking about it it arrived a couple of time. The city (by its cops) had to pay a lot of money

Remember less lethal weapons are bullshit, cops are thug and will use them in a fashion that are lethal. Be prepared.

Love & Rage

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They call them less lethal when they are shooting them at you but if you throw it back they charge you with assault with a deadly weapon in the us. I think I liked it better when they at least tried to hide the hypocrisy.

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Tear gassing enemy combatants in a war theatre is a war crime but doing it to your constituents is legal for some reason

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Non lethal?