Ah, kinder, gentler, "less lethal" police ammo. [snipped] http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20010624/t000052342.html # # Woman Killed in Standoff with Long Beach (CA) Police # # Long Beach homicide detectives are investigating the death of # a 48-year-old woman shot by officers who fired beanbags during # a standoff outside her home. # # Reymer was hit in the arm and torso with beanbags fired from # a 12-gauge shotgun, Tabing said. Police were about 30 to 35 feet # away from her when they fired, after receiving the order from # a sergeant on the scene, she added. # # Beanbags, which police consider "less lethal" ammunition, are # used by police departments across the nation. The bags travel # much more slowly than bullets and are meant to control suspects # without killing them. # # Paramedics, already on the scene, rushed in to perform CPR, Taylor # said. "They rolled her over," he said. "There was no blood, but # she was not responding."