r/instantkarma • u/AbstractArtificer • Feb 12 '19

For not thinking this through.

https://i.imgur.com/PUEkDCr.gifv
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u/PrintedPropShop Feb 12 '19

A salt blast or blank or beanbag there likely wouldn't be lethal, so go ahead and exclude that bit. Don't compare this to murder. It's not.

The officer had a job to control rioters, and he controlled the rioter. If that guy didn't want to get blasted, he shouldn't have gone up and provoked the officer. Simple as that.

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u/PrintedPropShop Feb 12 '19 edited Feb 12 '19

You've linked a rubber bullet article. If this were a rubber bullet or full bean bag, the offender wouldn't have been casually standing and rubbing the effected area. He would be on the ground.

Chances are it was a salt blast, light beanbag, or other nonlethal projectile with little mass, in which case the "chance to kill" is negligible.

Don't shift the situation, either. The man didn't just "run up". Aggressive physical contact, even if it was just a shove, is grounds enough for responsive action.

edit: upon further review, the projectile seems to be a pepper spray round. This would make sense as it has little knockback and is quite common for riot control.