Posted on 01/18/2019 1:12:58 PM PST by Snickering Hound
A fireman who joined France's Yellow Vest protest movement is in a coma after being shot in the head 'like a rabbit' by a police officer using a controversial flash ball gun.
Horrific images show Olivier Beziade, a father-of-three in his 30s, lying on the floor in Bordeaux on Saturday after being hit from behind.
He is wearing one of the high-visibility motoring jackets from which the Yellow Vests get their name.
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I believe he was accidentally hit with the crowd dispersal round from the flash-ball gun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash-ball
Shame ful
If the reports are correct, this was unwarranted.
What happens when you don’t have a 2nd.
not good
Horrible. Many in the comments section say the media is silent on this.
I don’t.
Sad for him and his family, but the Yellow Vesters now have a poster-child for their movement.
There were bound to be casualties.
They are not submitting like they were supposed to.
Well, it was reported that he was hit with a flash-ball round, and you can hardly aim those launchers very well.
He was not shot with a firearm as far as I can tell.
So...uh...why not shoot at them instead?
Accidentally shot in the back? I see where a crowd dispersal weapon may be useful for an advancing mob. Unless this dude was rushing the cops by running backwards, throwing rocks over his shoulders and other life threatening things people do with their backs turned, it was no accident.
Shot in the back of the HEAD, not just in the back!!! I am surprised he survived!!!
A fireman who joined France's Yellow Vest protest movement... wearing one of the high-visibility motoring jackets from which the Yellow Vests get their name.
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Where did you get that idea?
I had previously read that the French cops were aiming for the head with their rounds. They are trying to provoke a violent response. So far, the peaceful protesters haven’t risen to the bait, but if the cops are going to play this game, they might want to send their families to a safe haven, like Vichy.
Looks like this thread is good for identifying a member of the EU social media team.
No about page? Why don’t you at least put up an EU flag.
Riots against govt for months. Gets shot. Im supposed to feel sorry?
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