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A pepper-spray projectile, also called a pepper-spray ball, pepper-ball, pepper bomb, or pepper-spray pellet, is a frangible projectile containing a powdered chemical that irritates the eyes and nose in a manner similar to pepper spray. These projectiles are fired from specially designed forced compliance weapons or modified paintball guns.
RWGŁ-3 Polish tear gas grenade launcher. CS was used during attempts to flush the Viet Cong from their tunnels in the Vietnam War. CS gas has been used in spray form by many police forces as a temporary incapacitant and to subdue attackers, persons, or civil protestors. Officers who are trained in the use and application of CS spray are ...
Pepper spray is one non-lethal weapon alleged to have been misused by American police. In two incidents in California in 1997, police swabbed pepper spray directly into the eyes of protesters. [ 62 ] Amnesty International condemned these actions, and claimed that they were likely a violation of the 1984 United Nations Convention Against Torture .
About 200-300 people gathered in the downtown to march to the apartment of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to demand his resignation.
The militarization of police (paramilitarization of police in some media) is the use of military equipment and tactics by law enforcement officers. [1] This includes the use of armored personnel carriers (APCs), assault rifles, submachine guns, flashbang grenades, [2] sniper rifles, and SWAT (special weapons and tactics) teams.
A blast ball used by the Minneapolis Police Department during the George Floyd protests. A blast ball, also known as a tear gas ball, rubber ball grenade, sting ball grenade, or stinger grenade, is a ball-shaped, rubber coated, less-lethal grenade designed for law enforcement and riot control applications.
Another synthetic counterpart of pepper spray, pelargonic acid morpholide, was developed and is widely used in Russia. Its effectiveness compared to natural pepper spray is uncertain and it reportedly has caused some injuries. When undesirables threaten an area, such as a riot after a soccer game, riot police are called in to subdue them.
A judge sentenced a Macon man who waved a gun at customers in a Walmart in 2021 to seven years in prison Monday, officials said. Selma Oliver-Smith, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tilman ...