ICE’s “less lethal” crowd-control weapons can still be deadly

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Blood. Pain. Disorientation. Here’s what protesters say ‘less-lethal’ weapons feel like

Welts, watery eyes, temporary blindness: Zoom in on crowd control tactics used against protesters ...
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This is all the riot gear LA cops are using to break up anti-ICE protests amid ‘explosive escalation’

Los Angeles cops have fired hundreds of rounds of less-lethal ammunition, deployed tear gas and flash bangs to break up the anti-ICE protests that have raged for nearly a week across Southern ...

Who is Isabelle Brourman? The Artist Whose Sketching Board Blocked a Federal Riot Control Round in Minneapolis

Isabelle Brourman, an artist was sketching at a recent Minneapolis protest when she blocked a federal riot control round with ...
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Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact ...
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7th Circuit stays judge’s order restricting immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons

CHICAGO — The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has halted a federal judge’s order restricting immigration agents’ use of force — including riot control weapons like tear gas and pepper balls — against ...