Ferguson Riots

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Burhead said:
I wonder why no water cannons yet? I've seen every other non-lethal form of weaponry except that one.
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Large and cumbersome. It's also dependent on a tanker truck of limited supply or a hydrant that can be overrun by a large crowd relatively easily. And the historical memories of civil rights marches getting blasted by water cannons is not something a lot of police want to invoke.

They aren't used that often any more.
 
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ETV said:
On the FX news feed, she was standing on the curb yelling across the street towards LEO. I didn't hear anything threatening from her other than the usual taunts from those protesting but regardless, they singled her out.
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Got a link? The other one is crappy right now.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Large and cumbersome. It's also dependent on a tanker truck of limited supply or a hydrant that can be overrun by a large crowd relatively easily. And the historical memories of civil rights marches getting blasted by water cannons is not something a lot of police want to invoke.

They aren't used that often any more.
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Yeah, the imagry it evokes is enough to think twice before using that tactic.
 
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#1,805
Grand Vol said:
Large and cumbersome. It's also dependent on a tanker truck of limited supply or a hydrant that can be overrun by a large crowd relatively easily. And the historical memories of civil rights marches getting blasted by water cannons is not something a lot of police want to invoke.

They aren't used that often any more.
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In the back of mind the '60s images were probably the reason but I didn't think about them being easily overrun. Also on the scanner someone shot up a police car with paintballs and cop floored it out of there.
 
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Burhead said:
In the back of mind the '60s images were probably the reason but I didn't think about them being easily overrun. Also on the scanner someone shot up a police car with paintballs and cop floored it out of there.
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They are actually pretty effective at tearing down makeshift barricades. But crowds themselves are more easily dispersed by gas or an LRAD.
 
#1,815
#1,815
You can't throw stuff at the cops, then raise your hands, then throw stuff, then raise your hands ... and pretend that means it's the cops' fault for reacting.
 
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Am on Canfield, just a block or two where Brown shot. Tear has everywhere. Residents prepping to fight back with gas/rocks
 
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