Historian of war, human rights, and empire @westpointhist. Army officer. Book on human rights and counterinsurgency from @CornellPress. Tweets are my views.
May 31, 2020 • 9 tweets • 7 min read
THREAD: #PoliceViolence in response to #GeorgeFloydprotest reminds me of use-of-force probs during the Northern Ireland Troubles, where indiscriminate use of “non-lethal” wpns like baton rounds fueled violence. I wrote on this a while back. 1/ academia.edu/43012392/Droha…
Baton rounds originated in the British Empire; wooden rounds were prepared for use in Hong Kong in the 1960s. With the #NorthernIreland Troubles, officials looked for a “non-lethal” weapon with more deterrent effect (i.e. more dangerous) than tear gas. 2/
