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[โ€“] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't help that cops purposefully misuse those types of guns. If I recall correctly, they're supposed to "bounce" the round off the ground and into the target, reducing the total amount of force hitting the target since some of the impact will be reduced from the first impact on the ground.

The number of cops who just shoot people straight with these things point blank is too god damned high. However, you can still get deeply fucked up, even if they're using it "correctly."

[โ€“] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

not just straight at people, they have caught police, on video, intentionally getting within arms reach and shooting at the head.