Minneapolis Police Injured Protesters With Rubber Bullets. The City Has Taken Little Action.
A year after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis while in police custody, there is scant evidence the city has changed how its police officers use less-lethal weapons or strengthened its oversight. Instead, it may be a study in stymied reform, unenforced policies and a lack of transparency.
‘It Seems Systematic’: Doctors Cite 115 Cases of Head Injuries From Crowd Control Devices
In the most comprehensive tally of such injuries to date, the Physicians for Human Rights scoured publicly available data including social media, news accounts and lawsuits to document and name victims of summer protests. Still, the group cautions, it’s likely an undercount.
Listen: NPR Interview About Less Lethal Weapons That Can Maim Or Kill
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Jay Hancock of KHN about an investigation into the use of so-called less-lethal munitions such as rubber bullets and bean bags at protests, and why theyve never been regulated.
Police Using Rubber Bullets On Protesters That Can Kill, Blind Or Maim For Life
Police in multiple cities are using supposedly nonlethal crowd-control methods from rubber bullets to tear gas bombs to pepper-spray projectiles.
