Report Faults Use of Pepper Spray Pellet Gun For Crowd Control
by TChris
TalkLeft lamented -- here and here -- the use of pepper spray projectiles as crowd control devices after a woman, cheering on the Boston Red Sox, died when a pellet struck her eye. A panel investigating the death faults the police officer who fired the errant shot, but also places blame on the department's decision to buy the pellet guns for crowd control.
As to the officer:
"Officer Milien failed to take sufficiently into account that he was shooting at a moving target in the midst of a crowd and that a missed shot could easily strike a bystander," the report said.
As to the department:
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