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3D printed tourniquet: Day 2 of Gaza field trials ends badly (May 14)

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21 points by jewbacca 8 years ago · 5 comments

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mrguyorama 8 years ago

Wow. I am very out of the loop. What the hell is happening?

> exploding bullets that are causing severe injuries reported today and on other days

How is this okay?!

  • olliej 8 years ago

    It’s not - Israel’s army is among the small set of armies that continues to use illegal munitions (I recall they were using cluster bombs a few years ago).

    I am unclear why they feel it necessary, but that’s how their army operates (not helped by their current nationalist PM) :-/

    • mrguyorama 8 years ago

      Aren't frangible and hollow-point bullets banned by international treaties, but legal for American police forces to use?

      • slededit 8 years ago

        The geneva convention only covers militaries not police forces. Regardless "international law" is a bit of a misnomer. It exists only at the tolerance of sovereigns who can and do ignore it whenever it suits them.

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