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Originally Posted by synaesthetic
They don't have the manpower for that, and plus it'd probably just escalate the violence. Water cannons are good for dispersing angry mobs--it doesn't hurt them or give them any real reason to run to the lawyers and sue for brutality. They just get a little wet, a little cold, and feel a lot stupid. It really does take the fight out of them.
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With all those no win no fee solicitors, people are trying to sue for everything, no matter how stupid it is. They probably would claim that they were trying to drown them at that caused them distress and blah blah blah. Human right for the win...
BTW amazon UK shows that a lot of people are ordering kubotan, baseball bats and other battering tools.