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US politics
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 day ago

No reasonable explanation' for Homeland Security officer shooting California protester in the face, blinding an eye, expert says

A DHS officer shot a protester point-blank in the face with a less-lethal projectile, blinding his left eye, contrary to proper law enforcement training.
Law
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
1 month ago

Lawsuit challenges California's ban on less-lethal pepperball weapons

California's ban on pepper projectile launchers criminalizes non-lethal arms and is alleged to violate the Second Amendment.
US news
fromMission Local
3 months ago

Armed with scissors, SFPD countered with guns

San Francisco police officer shot 40-year-old Juan Antonio Serrato in the chest after Serrato hobbled toward officers while making stabbing motions with scissors.
fromKqed
4 months ago

Santa Ana Police Called Out For Tactics Used During Protests | KQED

By the evening, the crowd had swelled to around 500 people and the protest had moved to the downtown Santa Ana area. Officers with the Santa Ana Police Department formed a skirmish line. Tran watched from Sasscer Park, around 30 feet away from the main crowd, as tensions rose. Police suddenly cleared the crowd with "barrages of rubber bullets, pepper balls, flash bangs, tear gas," Tran said, without warning or apparent provocation.
Social justice
US politics
fromBoston.com
4 months ago

Judge tosses ordinance limiting tear gas, rubber bullet use by Boston police

Suffolk Superior Court judge invalidated Boston Ordinance 11-1.10, ruling the City Council exceeded its authority by restricting police use of less-lethal crowd-control weapons.
Social justice
fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago

Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say

Sergio Espejo attended protests in L.A. to support immigrants and was severely injured by a police 'less lethal' weapon.
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