Felonious Python
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- Aug 20, 2004
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Tampa's Chief of Police said that they aren't using tear gas or rubber bullets. That *seems* correct, based on the videos I have available, but by not clarifying what they *do* use, protestors feel the PD are lying. People mislabel guns all the time (and I'm not a gun guy at all, but you learn stuff through media, particularly video games) they'd definitely mislabel ammunition.
First, I don't know if there's a loophole for the Sheriff's Department or any other PD assisting in Tampa.
Pepper bullets (basically paintballs with pepper spray) seems to be what they're shooting. There was also a little seen video from a few nights ago where bean bags were used. The cop really seemed in the wrong there to begin with, so he may have also violated the department's use of force continuum.
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I've gone over some old clips again. Bean bag rounds have been used in other instances around Tampa. Those are the gun shots that sound the most like you'd typically hear. They're the black and orange shotguns.
There's also few clips of people with bleeding heads. Justification aside, injuries to the head can bleed a lot. I suspect being struck with a pepper bullet would do the trick.
First, I don't know if there's a loophole for the Sheriff's Department or any other PD assisting in Tampa.
Pepper bullets (basically paintballs with pepper spray) seems to be what they're shooting. There was also a little seen video from a few nights ago where bean bags were used. The cop really seemed in the wrong there to begin with, so he may have also violated the department's use of force continuum.
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I've gone over some old clips again. Bean bag rounds have been used in other instances around Tampa. Those are the gun shots that sound the most like you'd typically hear. They're the black and orange shotguns.
There's also few clips of people with bleeding heads. Justification aside, injuries to the head can bleed a lot. I suspect being struck with a pepper bullet would do the trick.
Why Do Head Injuries Bleed so Much? | University of Utah Health“The scalp is very thick skin, and because of it’s extensive blood supply even small lacerations to the head can lead to very large amounts of bleeding,” says Troy Madsen, MD, an emergency physician at the University of Utah Hospital.
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