Or why isn't it a crime to use it or any other permanent-damage-causing tech in the first place. Rubber/plastic bullets have cost how many eyes at this point?

Or why isn't it a crime to use it or any other permanent-damage-causing tech in the first place. Rubber/plastic bullets have cost how many eyes at this point? There IS NO justification for LE to use this stuff, as their charter in the case of protests is about maintaining peace and de-escalating any confrontational violence that may occur. The very notion of being a force confronting/opposed to protesters is WRONG, as they should be de-escalating things, and THIS is the greater issue. LE is waging war upon protesters instead of providing security services.