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>>hhs+(OP)
In my city we have seen several peaceful protesters (some quite some distance away from police) be nearly killed by less lethal ammunition. Being hit in the head or neck by a rubber bullet will drop a person to the ground unconscious instantly. This means they can even hit their head again against pavement. Nobody has died yet, but they are clearly extremely dangerous.

We have also seen the use of tear gas. I don't want the police to hurt anyone, but I haven't seen any long term damage from its use.

If police are going to use force, from what I have seen, tear gas is less dangerous. It is still awful. I'd rather it not be used, but I just wanted to share what I've seen.

>>montec+M6
We are in the middle of a pandemic in which the disease attacks the lungs and is primarily spread through water droplets expelled from a person's nose or mouth. Due to the number of factors involved, it will be incredibly difficult to link tear gas and pepper spray directly to deaths in comparison to rubber bullets. However it seems obvious that the overreliance police forces have on these chemicals is much more dangerous today that it would be traditionally.