At one point, police said protesters near Temple Street and Los Angeles Street in downtown LA began throwing objects at police and police authorized the use of “less lethal munitions” in response.
“Less lethal” admits they’re potentially lethal, whereas less-than-lethal pretends they’re not. Being shot in the head is one of the ways to increase that potential. The designers’ instructions are to always aim towards the ground and let them bounce toward the target. But police routinely shoot directly at people’s faces
They legit used to use the term less than lethal, but because so many people have dies, they switched to saying less lethal, which sounds similar but is scarier
That’s not what they’re called, here’s a quote:
At one point, police said protesters near Temple Street and Los Angeles Street in downtown LA began throwing objects at police and police authorized the use of “less lethal munitions” in response.
“Less lethal” admits they’re potentially lethal, whereas less-than-lethal pretends they’re not. Being shot in the head is one of the ways to increase that potential. The designers’ instructions are to always aim towards the ground and let them bounce toward the target. But police routinely shoot directly at people’s faces
They legit used to use the term less than lethal, but because so many people have dies, they switched to saying less lethal, which sounds similar but is scarier