‘So... er... yeah, the officers are not, are not messing around at all,’ the host stuttered as the stricken protester was dragged away by an ally.
Well yes, yes they are. If they were not messing around, it would have been a real bullet!
Agreed; or aimed for the head. “Nutcracker” shots are painful and disfiguring but even a ‘rubber’ slug to the head can kill you or turn you into a vegetable. That said I’d prefer more of the former at leftist treason-protests, with a slight adjustment for females.