Agents also used a special gun to fire at least one pepper-spray round at a protester on Thursday morning, the Chronicle reported, striking him in the chin and sending him to an emergency room. A photo captured by the newspaper showed the man’s face and left shoulder covered in orange or yellow powder.
Image Caption: Jorge Bautista, a clergyman with the United Church of Christ, reacts after he was hit in the face by a pepper round from a federal agent as protesters blocked the entrance to Coast Guard Island Alameda, where they were sent to as a staging area for an immigration crackdown, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Stephen Lam/S.F. Chronicle
Law enforcement agents typically use pepper-spray balls and other “less-lethal” projectiles for crowd control. The projectiles are hard, plastic spheres designed to burst upon impact, releasing a cloud of powdered chemical irritants. Agents typically shoot them at the ground or at walls, not people.
It was unclear which device and brand Border Patrol agents used against protesters on Thursday.
this is fucking bullshit, these ‘less than lethal’ weapons should never be aimed at people this close, and never at the head. fucking bonkers. These suckass temo nazies have zero ROE. They’re trying to incite a violent response to their shit.
They’re also being disingenuous about less lethal, that’s a 40mm or 1.5" projectile moving like 300fps. Even the sponge rounds are marketed as potentially lethal under 10meters.
The 40mm Direct Impact® Round will prove most successful for incapacitation when used within their optimal energy range of approximately 5–40 meters, although it may used in situations from 2–50 meters. Extensive testing was done on the Direct Impact® Round to ensure that the round is less-lethal when fired within the optimal energy range and at the large muscle groups of the buttocks, thigh, and knees. These areas provide sufficient pain stimulus, while greatly reducing serious or life-threatening injuries.
what do you expect when most of them fail the fitness test, most of them cant read, and they all are mired in the hate messaging day and night to view anyone else thats not a straight, white conservative as a non-human enemy invader.
There’s a little text with more details at the SF Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/stun-grenade-immigration-21116379.php
this is fucking bullshit, these ‘less than lethal’ weapons should never be aimed at people this close, and never at the head. fucking bonkers. These suckass temo nazies have zero ROE. They’re trying to incite a violent response to their shit.
They’re also being disingenuous about less lethal, that’s a 40mm or 1.5" projectile moving like 300fps. Even the sponge rounds are marketed as potentially lethal under 10meters.
https://www.chemicalweaponsresearch.com/munitions/direct_impact_40mm_oc/files/spec_sheet.pdf
it’s fucking gross. these fucks obviously have zero training / roe / accountability and are trying to incite riots.
what do you expect when most of them fail the fitness test, most of them cant read, and they all are mired in the hate messaging day and night to view anyone else thats not a straight, white conservative as a non-human enemy invader.
yeah 16 pushups. SIXTEEN FUCKING PUSHUPS.
gravy fucking seals