destructdisc@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · edit-27 days agoThe Los Angeles Police Department shot an Australian reporter with a rubber bullet while she was live on TV. Zero provocation.video.twimg.comvideomessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1779file-text
arrow-up1779videoThe Los Angeles Police Department shot an Australian reporter with a rubber bullet while she was live on TV. Zero provocation.video.twimg.comdestructdisc@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · edit-27 days agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up76·7 days agoIt should also be noted that the term “rubber bullet” is exceedingly euphemistic. So-called ‘rubber bullets’ are huge and have been known to maim and blind people. These aren’t tiny little paintball rounds, folks.
minus-squareOrganicMustard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·6 days agoBecause most of them have a core of metal or other high density material and a softer exterior. It’s like wrapping a brick in a couple of layers of bubble wrap and hitting someone if the face with it.
minus-squareLumisal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·6 days agoNo, more like wrapping metal in rubber, as you had described. No need to downplay it. It’s like getting the end of one of these lobbed at you:
It should also be noted that the term “rubber bullet” is exceedingly euphemistic.
So-called ‘rubber bullets’ are huge and have been known to maim and blind people. These aren’t tiny little paintball rounds, folks.
Because most of them have a core of metal or other high density material and a softer exterior. It’s like wrapping a brick in a couple of layers of bubble wrap and hitting someone if the face with it.
No, more like wrapping metal in rubber, as you had described. No need to downplay it.
It’s like getting the end of one of these lobbed at you: