Brickbat: You Know the Drill

At least seven people, including five school children, were injured by rubber bullets fired by police in Tumakuru, India, during a practice exercise. Most of those injured were playing protesters in the drill. Police officials say they will pay for their medical treatment.

Comments

[Libertarian]

"Police officials say they will pay for their medical treatment."

That's it?! There is obviously a shortage of lawyers in India.

[Rich]

What do you want for nothing? A rubber bullet?

[antisocial-ist]

+1 wish sandwich.

[UnCivilServant]

This was only a drill, please return to your everyday squalor.

Had this been a real demonstration, live ammunition would have been used instead.

/end Emergency Broadcast Voice.

[userve32]

That makes a lot of sense dude.

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[Swiss Servator, Winter kommt!]

Now, anonybot, were you praising UnCivil's remark or the Indian cops....think well upon your answer, for it will say much about your programming...

[Scarecrow Repair]

*narrows gaze*

[Rebel Scum]

Police officials say they will pay for their medical treatment.

No police unions in India?

[Swiss Servator, Winter kommt!]

Sure, they know it is coming from the taxpayers, in the end.

[Almanian!]

Well, the protesters are usually at the end of a gummint goon's bullet, so - good shoot, IMHO. ASEFDJAH Morgan Fairchild surfing.

hth

SMOOCHES

[Poppa Kilo]

If there's any bright side -

Apparently no fatalities, and one can hope that a serious lesson about weapons/fire control came home to the participants.

Would have been better (and more instructive) if it were cops hit by rubber bullets rather than kids, though.

[Paul.]

Police officials say they will pay for their medical treatment.

At least they get free healthcare.