less-lethal Archives - Boing Boing

authoritarianism "Less lethal" is a deceptive term to describe the weapons that routinely kill and maim peaceful protesters Cory Doctorow

police Watch body cam footage of police bragging about hunting activists Thom Dunn
police brutality ACAB: All Cops Are Batman Thom Dunn
police How every police officer becomes complicit in a terrible system Thom Dunn
dod Dystopia watch: a roundup of the DOD's new less-lethal weapons Cory Doctorow
police Taser says its weapons don't kill people, so Reuters built a massive database of 1000+ Taser deaths Cory Doctorow
police Police fetch high-powered rifle to kill family dog at child's birthday party Rob Beschizza
weapons Weaponized baseball cap David Pescovitz
DRONES 'World's first riot control copter' drone unveiled, shoots pepper spray, plastic bullets Xeni Jardin
Boing Boing Gadgets 3D printed (rubber band) gun on Kickstarter Cory Doctorow
music Napalm Death concert cancelled, fear of volume-related building damage David Pescovitz
Report faults Santa Monica College in student pepper-spray case Xeni Jardin
ows Pepper-spraying cop gets Photoshop justice: Xeni's Guardian op-ed on meme-ing of UC Davis police brutality Xeni Jardin
ows Spray Anything Xeni Jardin
occupy wall street Scott Olsen, Marine vet injured by police at Occupy Oakland, is released from hospital Xeni Jardin
occupy wall street Photographer shot by Oakland Police with "less-lethal" round, for no apparent reason Xeni Jardin
Action Police raid on Occupy Oakland: the morning after Xeni Jardin
Boing Boing Gadgets Taser releases new "shock shotguns" – safety tests MIA, but they're on Twitter and Facebook! Xeni Jardin
Super Sonic Nausea device David Pescovitz
Boing Boing Gadgets What does a sonic blaster ("less-lethal" audio weapon) feel like? Xeni Jardin