New less-lethal ammunition being tested by Canadian, U.S. police

Blunt Impact Projectiles. The one on the right has been fired and its head expanded from impact. Micron Products Inc., based in Fitchburg, makes the new ammunition, which are much larger than rubber bullets and have silicone heads that expand and flatten on impact, enhancing the pain and incapacitating a suspect.

by David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen, August 25, 2015

Police in more than 20 North American cities are testing the latest in less-lethal alternatives to bullets — “blunt impact projectiles” that cause suspects excruciating pain but stop short of killing them, the Associated Press writes. Or at least that’s the goal.

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Defend the Territory PDF

Tactics and Techniques for Countering Police Assaults on Indigenous Communities

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From the introduction: Communities that are effective in carrying out resistance will inevitably face some form of state repression, most often carried out by police forces. This text is intended as a review of tactics and techniques that have been used in countering police assaults on crowds and communities.

For police, these types of assaults are referred to as “public order” or “crowd control” operations. Communities targeted by such operations may face riot cops as well as armed tactical units, dog teams, armoured vehicles, the use of chemical agents and baton charges.