Cop watches over crowd LEIU Seattle 2002

question - is that weapon a tear gas launcher or does it fire large rubber bullets?

40mm, can do both, CS riot gas and other NLP's (non-lethal projectiles). This dude looks like one baaad mutha...

 

NEVER question authority punk!

Hey WJ,

 

They don't use CS or CN in a situation like this. The tear gas projectiles aren't that effective in an open area. The Seattle Police learned that during the 1999 WTO riots.

 

It's either loaded with a dense foam projectile with can create some brutal wounds at close range or it's loaded with a plastic projectile that has a foam cap. Inside the plastic projectile is either pepper powder or liquid that releases upon impact.

 

I always tell people not to worry about the tear gas, the most it really does is clear your sinuses. Now pepper, that's another story!

Still, it's a really good shot. Almost like an illustration for a training manual.

Thank you Andre! I've actually have been contacted by the SPD wanting to use my photo collection for training purposes (on one hand well trained police actually make it safer for protestors, on the other hand NO!). The pic is much better (sharper, dynamic range) than what appears on the web.