"The law plainly states that when crimes are being committed on campus, like the manufacture of firebombs for use in riots, the police can enter without seeking approval," he said.
Where else can you learn that Indian scientists have been searching for the chilies with the highest levels of capsaicin, the ingredient that gives the chili its kick, for use in riot-control agents?
CN is the principal component of the aerosol agent Mace and is widely used in riot control.
Russian authorities are lavishing attention on cases involving these so-called traumatic weapons — handguns that fire rubber bullets at high velocities, known in other parts of the world as "less-lethal" or "compliance weapons" and often used in riot control.
On the commonly used Scoville scale (based on dilution in sugar syrup to the point that the capsaicin becomes no longer noticeable to the taster) it rates 1.6m units, close to the 2m score of pepper spray used in riot control.
The bean bag rounds fired from 12-gauge shotguns, and more typically used in riot control and law enforcement situations are meant to be non-lethal, and the explosives known as "crackers"—are essentially just underwater firecrackers meant to scare the seals off.
They were used in the Toxteth riots to organise the rioting, too.
Simon Lubin, a spokesman for the British Transport Police, said the department has tried the software in the past but declined to confirm whether it was being used in the riots.
Yet the judge's verdict claimed the stadium remains under construction and pointed to the existence of hazardous materials such as stones, pieces of debris from sidewalks and works that could be used in riots.
Tyrer, who has been working with the Police Service of Northern Ireland to counteract lasers used in riots using a strip placed on helmet visors, said that it is possible to buy powerful lasers with a range of kilometres rather than a few metres, particularly if the atmospheric conditions are right.
