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This first clip is one of many instances where paramilitary groups fire flash-bang grenades into the crowd. Proper use dictates these are to be fired above the crowd, not into them. propublica.org/article/flashb…
This first clip is one of many instances where paramilitary groups fire flash-bang grenades into the crowd. Proper use dictates these are to be fired above the crowd, not into them. propublica.org/article/flashb…
One of the developers of the grenade (Bill Nixon) stopped selling them b/c officers are not sufficiently trained to use them. “I realized that...it’s still going to hurt people.” In Nixon’s opinion, police are wrong to treat them like less destructive weapons such as tear gas..."
GRAPHIC: This issue was raised when Sophia Wilansky, a 21-year-old protester at Standing Rock, nearly had her entire arm blown off by one. Police denied responsibility. 
Here’s a breakdown of how you can prepare for federal intervention in your city and how you can you support Portland right now. (1/3)
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