Mexican Police Department Gets Armed with Slingshots Instead of Firearms
Police officers in the Mexican town of Alvarado were recently stripped of their firearms and armed with slingshots and rocks instead, after most of them failed their control tests and were deemed unfit for service. After only 30 officers of the 130-member police department in Alvarado managed to pass their control tests for the use of […]
Indian Police to Use Slingshots and Chilli Balls as Crowd Control Weapons
In a bid to better control unruly crowds that gather during protests, police in northern India have decided to replace their modern arsenal with rudimentary weapons like slingshots and chili powder balls. The decision was made after they realised that these “non-lethal” options might prove to be more effective than water cannons or tear gas. “It […]