rubber bullet

Crowd control projectile

A rubber bullet is a projectile made of rubber or plastic, fired from guns for crowd control and riot suppression.

Designed to be "less lethal" than conventional ammunition, rubber bullets are meant to incapacitate rather than kill, though they can cause serious injury or death at close range.

Police fired rubber bullets at protesters.

impact

bruise

Discolored tissue injury

weltRaised skin injury
injuryPhysical or psychological harm
woundCoiled, or an injury

trauma · contusion · laceration · swelling · pain · sting · bleeding · blunt force · tissue damage · broken bones

crowd-control

riot police

Officers deployed for civil unrest

dispersalSpreading in many directions
tear gasEye-irritating riot dispersant
water cannonPressurized stream weapon

pepper spray · flashbang · shield wall · kettling · protest · demonstration · civil unrest · tactical gear · riot gear · crowd management

projectile

pellet

Small rounded mass

caliberBore diameter or quality
muzzle velocityProjectile speed at barrel-end
trajectoryPath of moving object

range · accuracy · ammunition · cartridge · launcher · shotgun

controversy

excessive force

Unwarranted severity in restraint

human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
civil libertiesRights limiting government power
accountabilityObligation for one's actions

police brutality · ethics · oversight · legislation · media coverage · public opinion · investigation · lawsuit · ban · regulation

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