For crowd control and stopping violence, tear gas and batons will be used, he said. "I personally advocate zero use of lethal weapons. Nowadays, advanced weapons are used to control crowds and ...

The use of blast balls, tear gas and pepper spray has been contentious, the debate picking up steam after the 2020 protests.

Currently, Seattle lacks specific regulation governing less-lethal weapons for crowd control in the Seattle Municipal Code. In June 2020, the City Council passed an ordinance banning these weapons ...

A new report by Melbourne Activist Legal Support (MALS) highlights the concerning police tactics and excessive use of force used against protesters at the Land Forces Exposition that took place in ...

A Seattle City Council committee approved the use of a limited number of so-called “less lethal” weapons by the Seattle Police Department, deployed primarily to control crowd movement during ...

There are no current regulations on the police department’s use of less-lethal weapons for crowd control in either the Seattle Municipal Code or any council ordinance. At least two attempts were ...

In fact, as this daily reported, the use of lethal weapons for crowd control began in 2012 and gradually increased with time. Police became a political tool to intimidate the opposition and squash ...