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Rubber bullets should not be used against protesters, experts agree

by JoAnna Wendel
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As protests against police brutality — in the name of George Floyd, Breona Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others — spread across the nation, more and more people have shared pictures of their rubber bullet injuries.

Although rubber bullets are a traditionally used method of “non-lethal” crowd control, medical experts have spoken out against their use.

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