There's been a lot of talk lately of the Occupy Oakland action that's gone on over the past week (part of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street movement). The most talked about is this video that shows an injured protestor, a group of people who go to help him, and a police officer who allegedly tossed a riot-control flash-bang grenade into the group. Then we see the condition of the protestor who was on the ground. Flash-bang grenades, while generally considered non-lethal, have been known to lead to sever injury and, in some cases death. They're usually used in room clearing. According to initial statements from the Oakland police department, neither grenades nor rubber bullets were used as crowd control measures. (They did say that some bean bag rounds were used, even those are questionable in their non-lethalness.) If you haven't seen it, … Continue reading →