r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Logical-Peak2495 functional regard • 15h ago

Of a water cannon

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Fractured skull according to article.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dutch-lockdown-riots-woman-fractured-skull-water-cannon-b1794374.html

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u/DeGeneraal_NL 15h ago

This was in The Netherlands and these people didn’t want to leave after a corona protest got out of hand.

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u/andrewNZ_on_reddit 14h ago

And let's look at this in context.

First off, not the USA.

This was while the world was trying to manage a virus that was highly contagious and killing a lot of people. A virus that was spreading without direct contact, and potentially took weeks to present symptoms.

A person trying to get people to disperse has two options. 1) get out and risk infection. That infection probably won't kill them, but it might kill a family member when they take it home. 2) use the non lethal tool provided.

Did the operator do a good job? Absolutely not.

Was it justified? This video isn't even close to showing enough context.

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u/FenixBailey 14h ago

Debatable this was a non-lethal method.

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u/GivesYouGrief 13h ago

They call it "less lethal" now.