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Now let's look at the circumstances under which the law enforcement officer may use a Less Lethal Weapon System:
- Hostage incident
- Barricaded subject/cell extraction
- Large disturbances/jails/prisons
- "Suicide by Cop"
- When lethal force is not appropriate
Non-lethal weapons can be defined as "weapons, devices, munitions that are explicitly designed and primarily employed to incapacitate targeted personnel or materiel immediately, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel and undesired damage to property in the targeted area or environment." [2] |