| It could be an effective and non-damaging means to disperse protesters, that's for sure. The journalist in the article said getting hit by it made him feel like his jacket had burst into flames.
I'd rather have the riot police using this than rubber bullets, tear gas, water cannons or string ball grenades - those cause lasting damage sometimes.
"What truth endures beneath the flaming stream?"
-- A Volcano, Bartolome de Las Casas, Inferno de Marsaya, 1536 |