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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
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Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear gas. Protestors trapped, struggling to breathe.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-border-patrol-less-lethal-weapons?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #Violence #Protest #Chicago #LosAngeles #Oakland #Portland

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MrAptronym
@MrAptronym@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica Obviously this is the fault of the immigration forces, but I also think media has done a *lot* to whitewash these weapons over the years. Many people seem to think tear gas and rubber bullets are harmless and I suspect it is from years of both fiction and news reports minimizing their impact and danger.

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Truth Or Consequences ✅ 🇺🇦
@Savvyhomestead@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica

ICE goons absolutely know how to make lethal use of their equipment. That"s the object. It provides a plausible alibi for them..

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Noortje Van Leeuwen
@Noortjevee@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica less lethal is still lethal...

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Tofu Golem
@tofugolem@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica
Republicans hate freedom and hate Americans because they hate America.

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chris actual
@lackattack@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica Dear ICE. Fuck you, all you cosplaying mall cop rejects

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Dwev
@dwev@mstdn.dk replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica why isn’t tear gas classed as a chemical weapon?

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Simplicator
@Simplicator@federate.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica That they don’t care about the risk, rather revel in it, shows they want us dead. Murderous intent. Precursor to genocide.

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2qx
@2qx@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica Aiming a gun at a peaceful unarmed civilian's head and pulling the trigger is attempted murder.

The type of round is irrelevant.

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2qx
@2qx@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica Aiming a gun at a peaceful unarmed civilian's head and pulling the trigger is attempted murder.

The type of round is irrelevant.

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