thebunnyraunch:

transgang-deactivated20201105:

people apparently think rubber bullets aren’t dangerous or something. they’re bullets with a thin rubber coating, they’re generally not, as some seem to believe, bullets made from rubber. they’ve got the capacity to seriously injure and kill. there is nothing nonviolent or lenient about rubber bullets.

Rubber Bullets were invented for the British Army, for riot control in Norther Ireland, and first used in 1970.

Technically called Baton Rounds, they are also often today alternatively made of wood, wax, and or plastic.

Such “kinetic impact munitions” are meant to cause pain but not serious injury. They are expected to produce contusions, abrasions, and hematomas. However, they may cause bone fractures, injuries to internal organs, or death. In a study of injuries in 90 patients injured by rubber bullets, 2 died, 18 suffered permanent disabilities or deformities and 44 required hospital treatment after being fired upon with rubber bullets.