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The Dangerous Truth About the ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons Used Against LA Protesters
While they can cause serious injuries, “nonlethal” weapons are regularly used in the United States to disperse public ...
What are rubber bullets and are they being used in LA? What other crowd control methods are used in the ICE protests?
Foam rounds are softer and bigger than traditional bullets, but that doesn't mean they're completely harmless.
700 Marines will deploy as immigration protests continue
About 700 Marines from the Marine Corps base in Twentynine Palms, California, will deploy to Los Angeles to support the ...
What are rubber bullets? What other crowd control methods are used in the Los Angeles ICE protests?
Firing rubber bullets is just one of the crowd control tactics being used by authorities at the demonstrations against ...
L.A. protests live updates: National Guard, Marine response expected to cost $134M, defense official says
Protests in Los Angeles appeared to quiet overnight, but new ones are popping up in other cities. Trump has deployed more ...
What Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human Body
So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting ...
LASD use flash bang grenades and tear gas at protesters
Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover the ...
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Police chief says use of tear gas at KKK protest was appropriate
Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas on Tuesday pushed back against criticism that the use of tear gas at a KKK rally over the weekend was excessive, saying that protesters had become agitated ...
Factbox-What are the 'less lethal' weapons used by law enforcement in Los Angeles protests?
Known as the oldest less lethal weapon, the baton has been used for crowd control for decades. Police officers have been ...