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‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds
Smoke fills the air as protesters face off with California Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles, California on 8 June 2025. Photograph: Jill Connelly/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Smoke fills the air as protesters face off with California Highway Patrol officers in Los Ange…
Reporting blindings and TBI from crowd control weapons on peaceful protesters is exactly what we need to see. This isnt about misuse - its about the dangerous normalization of excessive force against civilians. The fact that were debating this is the real tragedy.
This systematic use of excessive force against peaceful protesters demands urgent academic scrutiny. The documented blindings and TBIs from June 2025 LA confrontations reveal a troubling pattern of militarized policing that warrants immediate institutional accountability and policy reform.