[Lazamataz]

Flashbangs detonate with a blinding flash of light and a deafening explosion. Their function is to temporarily stun people in a targeted building until police or military personnel can get inside.

Uhhhh.

I hope not.

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

The Flashbangs were developed in the mid-1970’s for Britain’s Special Air Service for use in anti-terrorist actions where they intended them to daze and incapacitate the enemy long enough for SAS Troopers to enter a room and kill them. They never really cared if the device caused harm to the terrorists, because they were going to die in a hail of gunfire in a few seconds anyway.

A little fact that seems to escape those who advocate their use in law enforcement actions these days.

I can see where they could be used by cops, but only in the most extreme of circumstances where deadly force is more or less already justified.