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US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
(www.theguardian.com)
Can we shoot them with less lethal munitions?
this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2026
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They're harder to get than the lead-based alternatives.
Good point. In this economy we have to be thrifty.
In a practical sense, yes. Will you die? Also yes.
We don’t actually know they are good shots. They are also very large targets. Even American hero Tommy “iron sights” Crooks could hit that barn.
People are dying rn.
Yeah but… close range. If you catch my drift.
Does this not fly in the face of the First Amendment - why are conservatives not mad about this as well?
Those shot seem to have been protesting peacefully with no weapons or military protective gear on public lands, and then ICE walked into them and pulled a protester away, intentionally escalating conflict, then firing into a protesters face at about 2ft away.
Insane that there is still no general strike over ICE (and more).
Does this kid have a go fund me?
Damn, while he needs medical bills covered, I was hoping he would have a legal fund. That kid needs to sue the shit out of them.
The kid should win.
After the kid got their money, the real justice should begin. The officers should get the Good-treatment themselves.
"Rummler is 5ft 1in tall and weighs 102lbs, he said." absolutely disgusting and pathetic. thugs.
Time to bring back the old "eye for an eye" form of justice.
I saw the video where the “officer” held their “non-lethal” weapon right up to the face of a non-violent protester and fired. This was clearly intentional and should be treated as such. There is no legitimate complaint about qualified immunity (and no, claiming total immunity doesn’t mean that is legal) or that he didn’t know. This was intent to cause major harm for no reason other than someone disagreed. It was horrible and any actual law and order would impose significant jail time and reparations