British photojournalist hit by non lethal rounds during Los Angeles protests
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LESS lethal rounds.
These rounds can still be lethal and people die all the time from "non lethal" rounds.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I've worked in construction and building for many years and from time to time I had to get safety training.
Basically, any small object that is moving fast enough is dangerous. It's not so bad if it hits your skin but it is absolutely dangerous if it flies anywhere on your head and face. You can lose eyes, teeth, hearing even have objects fly into your mouth and the soft parts of your throat and mouth. Remember that your face is basically an airbag to protect your skull - your brain doesn't care what happens to your face because if anything damages the face or eyes, it will save the brain - so you might survive a shot to the face but does it really matter if you're blind or maimed in the mouth, nose or ears. In war time, soldiers have been known to blow off the entire face, jaw, nose, eyes and all and still survive.
The world is insane .... we have OSHA standards that regulate what can or can't be done in a work zone to keep people safe from harm and even death
But when it comes to dealing with people in a public protest ... all that safety goes out the window as police are allowed to fire small objects at unsafe speeds into people's bodies and faces! Onto unsuspecting people with no training, knowledge or wherewithal to know that they should at least wear safety glasses.
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It’s not even less than lethal, because they’re still lethal. They’re “less lethal”, meaning they’re not designed to kill you when used correctly, but are still fully capable of doing so. “Less than lethal” implies that they’re not capable of killing, the same way any positive number is greater than 0; The positive number will never be equal to zero, because it is greater than zero.
That is a good point. I have especially hated the term non lethal because of exactly what you said. Shame news outlets still use that term
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Ah yes, the Israelian playbook.
Well, they didn't drop a bunch of leaflets threatening residents to evacuate a chunk of L.A before firebombing hospitals and schools and doing target practice on ambulances yet...
But that could be where it's heading if we don't put a stop to it yesterday.
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I'll keep repeating this because I think it's important
Wear safety glasses
Not sunglasses, or shades or prescription glasses
Wear actual industrial rated workers safety glasses.
If you get those shots in your face, you're going to lose an eye or both eyes. Safety glasses are designed for this kind of stuff and they actually work. It will stop those projectiles from damaging your eyes.
Cops all over the world are known to purposefully shoot people's faces and heads. After the fact they will just argue that it didn't happen, it was accidental, it was chaotic, it was dangerous, etc, etc .... it won't matter after the fact if you lose an eye or end up completely blind.
Wear safety glasses, they're easy to find and easy to use.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Excellent point.
Furthermore, especially in the U.S, ballistic tactical eyewear is readily available at a ton of surpluses. Civilians have access to protective equipment that they should be taking advantage of.
Paintballers and airsofters wear them all the time because the extra price for real-world protection (edit: as in tactical vs. 'recreational gear') is worthwhile when it comes to your vision and freakishly chaotic ballistics.
Protests are a form of combat. Come dressed for the occasion.
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Excellent point.
Furthermore, especially in the U.S, ballistic tactical eyewear is readily available at a ton of surpluses. Civilians have access to protective equipment that they should be taking advantage of.
Paintballers and airsofters wear them all the time because the extra price for real-world protection (edit: as in tactical vs. 'recreational gear') is worthwhile when it comes to your vision and freakishly chaotic ballistics.
Protests are a form of combat. Come dressed for the occasion.
Paintballers and airsofters
Great point ... wear any paintball gear you might have
And if you are targeted for wearing anything ... what would you rather have? Be arrested for wearing gear - or lose your eyesight because you wore no gear.
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Just non-lethal rounds flying around all by themselves apparently. Nobody firing them I guess.
Now Mario Bros Bullet Bills make sense.
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I'd argue this isn't internal US news considering an international reporter was shot. TWO international reporters shot in a single day.
Also...
“People came over to help and got me on the curb. A medic was called, who cut off my clothes. In my leg was what felt like a five centimeter hole with muscle hanging out of it and blood all down my leg. The medic put a tourniquet on it, and a journalist I was with took me to ER.”
As instructed by their pig commanding officers to do. They want attention. They want to distract everyone away from the big beautiful bill.
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I'd argue this isn't internal US news considering an international reporter was shot. TWO international reporters shot in a single day.
Also...
“People came over to help and got me on the curb. A medic was called, who cut off my clothes. In my leg was what felt like a five centimeter hole with muscle hanging out of it and blood all down my leg. The medic put a tourniquet on it, and a journalist I was with took me to ER.”
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Less lethal round. There's no guarantee of its usage being non-lethal, only less likely to be lethal when using correctly.
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I'd argue this isn't internal US news considering an international reporter was shot. TWO international reporters shot in a single day.
Also...
“People came over to help and got me on the curb. A medic was called, who cut off my clothes. In my leg was what felt like a five centimeter hole with muscle hanging out of it and blood all down my leg. The medic put a tourniquet on it, and a journalist I was with took me to ER.”
Oh no! The people living there acted like it "was their town"? That sounds horrible!
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As instructed by their pig commanding officers to do. They want attention. They want to distract everyone away from the big beautiful bill.
And the last stages of the genocide.
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Less lethal round. There's no guarantee of its usage being non-lethal, only less likely to be lethal when using correctly.
Precisely. There is no such thing as a “non lethal” round. I can’t believe the media has gotten so… God I hate to use this word but it’s the only one that works… cucked.
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Less lethal round. There's no guarantee of its usage being non-lethal, only less likely to be lethal when using correctly.
Especially when dumbasses are using them and aim for the neck, face, and head at way too close range.
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I'd argue this isn't internal US news considering an international reporter was shot. TWO international reporters shot in a single day.
Also...
“People came over to help and got me on the curb. A medic was called, who cut off my clothes. In my leg was what felt like a five centimeter hole with muscle hanging out of it and blood all down my leg. The medic put a tourniquet on it, and a journalist I was with took me to ER.”
Oh, he was "hit" with a bullet? It just accelerated through the air on its own and accidentally "hit" the journalist? Funny that.
Say a journalist was shot by police you fucking cowards.
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To add emphasis to this because I really worry about these young people, here's something I wrote in another thread .....
Safety glasses ... any time you join a protest these days ... wear safety glasses ... any kind will do because it will give you a fighting chance at saving your eyesight.
So many protests over the past few years have featured police forces aiming munitions, tear gas and other projectiles at people's faces on purpose. These projectiles won't kill you but if they hit your face can severely wound you or destroy your eyes and blind you.
Wounding people as opposed to killing people is also a psychological tool used by security forces. If they hurt, maim or even cause people to bleed ... then it has a psychological toll on those who see it. An even greater psychological hit for anyone would be to see a healthy strong, vibrant young 20 year old man losing both his eyes and blinded while everyone witnesses it and tries to help. It might only directly hurt one person but the event would psychologically affect dozens or even a hundred people who see it.
One of the saddest stories I ever saw was the story of 20 year old Gustavo Gatica in 2019 who was part of a protest against the government in Chile. Police were actively shooting at protesters' faces on purpose blinding many people in one eye. Gustavo was hit in both eyes and was rendered completely blind.
https://www.amnestyusa.org/gustavo-gatica/
It's one of the saddest and most infuriating images I've seen in a long time ... no matter where you are and you want to join a protest ... wear safety glasses and save your eyes. Police might not try to aim for your face but if they do, they'll just make the excuse that you shouldn't have been there in the first place and blame you for your injuries.
OR maybe, JUST FUCKING MAYBE, DON'T BE A GODDAMNED TARGET.
be the mother fucker shooting them.
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I'd argue this isn't internal US news considering an international reporter was shot. TWO international reporters shot in a single day.
Also...
“People came over to help and got me on the curb. A medic was called, who cut off my clothes. In my leg was what felt like a five centimeter hole with muscle hanging out of it and blood all down my leg. The medic put a tourniquet on it, and a journalist I was with took me to ER.”
Now imagine all these protesters marching toward the capital...
gonna be a bloodshed with thousands of National Guard arresting people right?
Right?
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I'd argue this isn't internal US news considering an international reporter was shot. TWO international reporters shot in a single day.
Also...
“People came over to help and got me on the curb. A medic was called, who cut off my clothes. In my leg was what felt like a five centimeter hole with muscle hanging out of it and blood all down my leg. The medic put a tourniquet on it, and a journalist I was with took me to ER.”
I can't wait for World Cup 2026.
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Precisely. There is no such thing as a “non lethal” round. I can’t believe the media has gotten so… God I hate to use this word but it’s the only one that works… cucked.
God I hate to use this word but it’s the only one that works… cucked.
Owned is a great word for this. Nearly all our news outlets are owned by billionaires which leaves journalists next to zero ownership over what they are allowed to write and how they are allowed to frame things.
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I've worked in construction and building for many years and from time to time I had to get safety training.
Basically, any small object that is moving fast enough is dangerous. It's not so bad if it hits your skin but it is absolutely dangerous if it flies anywhere on your head and face. You can lose eyes, teeth, hearing even have objects fly into your mouth and the soft parts of your throat and mouth. Remember that your face is basically an airbag to protect your skull - your brain doesn't care what happens to your face because if anything damages the face or eyes, it will save the brain - so you might survive a shot to the face but does it really matter if you're blind or maimed in the mouth, nose or ears. In war time, soldiers have been known to blow off the entire face, jaw, nose, eyes and all and still survive.
The world is insane .... we have OSHA standards that regulate what can or can't be done in a work zone to keep people safe from harm and even death
But when it comes to dealing with people in a public protest ... all that safety goes out the window as police are allowed to fire small objects at unsafe speeds into people's bodies and faces! Onto unsuspecting people with no training, knowledge or wherewithal to know that they should at least wear safety glasses.
Woah man, are you like saying public safety officers should like be safe and protect people. This could like totally revolutionize police work!
