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14 Killed in anti-government protests in Nepal

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560 points whatsupdog | 1 comments | 08 Sep 25 11:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.224s | source
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asib ◴[08 Sep 25 12:02 UTC] No.45167257[source]▶
> The demonstration turned violent when some protesters entered the Parliament complex, prompting police to resort to baton charges, tear gas shells and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, eyewitnesses said.

14 people dead from so-called "non-lethal" means. How do 14 people end up dead without the police coming with intent to do harm?

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ycombinete ◴[08 Sep 25 12:34 UTC] No.45167501[source]▶
The correct term for these means is "less-lethal".
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mananaysiempre ◴[08 Sep 25 12:52 UTC] No.45167651[source]▶
Also, it’s literally a war crime to use tear gas on the battlefield, yet it’s somehow OK to use it on civilians. (I understand part of the reason is to prevent a slippery slope from tear gas to chlorine, but it’s still telling.)
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1. jandrewrogers ◴[08 Sep 25 15:32 UTC] No.45169574[source]▶
Tear gas is routinely used at scale on people for training purposes. One of the things you learn (and a major point of the training) is that it is largely a psychological deterrent, you become acclimated to the unpleasant effects pretty quickly upon repeated exposure.