LAist

LAPD is barred from using some crowd control weapons, but others still carry unique dangers

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have reported using thousands of crowd ...
Salon

ICE’s “less lethal” crowd-control weapons can still be deadly

The wave of violence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection has brought law enforcement’s use of force coming under renewed scrutiny — though even so-called “less ...
seattlepi.com

‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects

(THE CONVERSATION) Images and videos from Minneapolis, Chicago and other U.S. cities show masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents in military-style gear pointing weapons at ...
New York Post

LAPD banned from using non-lethal weapons on violent anti-ICE protestors

Police have been banned from using a powerful, non-lethal weapon to control protests in an extraordinary federal court decision. Judge Consuelo B. Marshall ruled on Thursday the Los Angeles Police ...
The Conversation

‘Less lethal’ crowd‑control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects

Michele Heisler is affiliated with Physicians for Human Rights, a non-partisan nongovernmental health and human rights organization that leverages medical, scientific, and public health ...