[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Griff

One of my Profs brought in a couple "rubber" bullets to class after a trip to Northern Ireland. I'd say they cross the line into lethal. It is remarkable that more protestors have not been killed over the years.

If I remember correctly, the safe method is to 'skip' the bullets by firing low. From the video, it seems some cops were doing just that.

The woman was crouching, so it's not clear if the bullet that pierced the sign was skipped or not. If not, then the cop firing it was intending to inflict more damage. I am curious to know if someone is killed by police using rubber bullets, can the bullet be matched to a specific gun?

The worst part was that the crowd did not appear unruly and I did not hear any order to disperse. If there was such an order given and it was ignored then the police had the right to take some action. It seems to me, though, that moving directly to rubber bullets was dangerous and inappropriate.

I love how the officer in the session talks about how great it is to win one for a change. I think what he was saying was how much fun it was to fire into an unarmed and peaceful crowd and not have to worry about a counterstrike. If they had tried that stuff in Maimi, they would have gone into the 'loss' column.