less-lethal

Tear gas, rubber bullets, and Tasers are called less-lethal for a reason.

Slate Articles Peter Moskos 2011

Over at Wired's Danger Room blog, David Hambling has an extensive post up about a new series of "less-lethal" weapons from "controversial electroshock weaponeer" Taser International., is shown above.

Boing Boing 2009

CSI says that it markets "its innovative line of less-lethal munitions" -- less lethal than what?

Ira Chernus: Israel's Deadly Tear Gas Made in USA Ira Chernus 2011

A few blocks away and a half-hour later, the battle escalated, as protesters with shields made of plastic garbage cans, wood, and corrugated metal advanced and retreated in a strange and savage 15-minute dance along Oak Street until police pushed them onto a westbound street using crowd control weapons familiar to Occupy Oakland: teargas, stun grenades, and less-lethal shotgun projectiles.

Occupy protests in Oakland and New York: a weekend of police clashes 2012

While it is unclear whether Timoney has advised Bahraini authorities in their use of tear gas, his reliance on the tactic – as well as other less-lethal implements – was on full display during the end of his policing career in the United States.

John Timoney: the notorious police chief sent to reform forces in Bahrain 2012

CSI says that it markets"its innovative line of less-lethal munitions" -- less lethal than what?

Ira Chernus: Israel's Deadly Tear Gas Made in USA Ira Chernus 2011

The documentary The Miami Model depicts several scenes in which police in riot gear are seen shooting non-violent demonstrators with "less-lethal" rounds, hitting protesters with fists and batons and using Tasers extensively.

John Timoney: the notorious police chief sent to reform forces in Bahrain 2012

[Pollster] • My old rule was: never volunteer to to be a test subject for a less-lethal weapon (or a lethal one for that matter).

Ambivalence, Shaking, Pimps! - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

Taser is one step down from firearm, and is ironically known as “less-lethal force”.

The Last Pop Song « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

That could mean that the bird-flu virus is evolving toward a less-lethal form that is more capable of spreading between people.

The Path of a Pandemic 2009