Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 17, 2020 4:26:19 GMT 12
SPONGE BULLETS FIRED AT MĀORI IN MORE THAN HALF OF INCIDENTS - POLICE DATA
More than half of those who have been shot at with sponge bullets are Māori, according to police data.
Police have fired sponge bullets in 13 altercations since the weapons were rolled out in 2015, and more than half of those who have been shot at are Māori.
The bullets are large rounds of dense, blunt material designed not to penetrate skin. They are shot from a gas launcher with a range of about 30m.
The weapons cans only be used by Armed Offenders Squads and Special Tactics Groups.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/421320/sponge-bullets-fired-at-maori-in-more-than-half-of-incidents-police-data
More than half of those who have been shot at with sponge bullets are Māori, according to police data.
Police have fired sponge bullets in 13 altercations since the weapons were rolled out in 2015, and more than half of those who have been shot at are Māori.
The bullets are large rounds of dense, blunt material designed not to penetrate skin. They are shot from a gas launcher with a range of about 30m.
The weapons cans only be used by Armed Offenders Squads and Special Tactics Groups.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/421320/sponge-bullets-fired-at-maori-in-more-than-half-of-incidents-police-data