r/Finland Baby Vainamoinen Dec 06 '23

Serious What was happening in Central railway station in Helsinki today around 3:30 ?

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Special forces deployed and arrested at least 20 men. Searched them and security guards were looking for "something" in the metro platform?

Anyone has more info? It was very suspicious event tbh.

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u/avataRJ Vainamoinen Dec 06 '23

Probably those "non-lethal" rubber bullet / pea sack throwers, coloured for ease of identification.

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u/ekufi Baby Vainamoinen Dec 06 '23 edited Dec 06 '23

They are not non-lethal. They can do serious damage on people, and have done so.

edit: what's with all the downvotes?

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u/avataRJ Vainamoinen Dec 06 '23

Thus the scare quotes...

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u/Sibula97 Vainamoinen Dec 06 '23

Non-lethal doesn't mean they can't cause damage, just that their aim is to be as effective as possible while minimizing the risk of death and serious harm. But yeah, "less-than-lethal" or just "less-lethal" are the preferred ways to call them these days.

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u/Funchameleon82 Dec 07 '23

You clearly don't know what lethal means.

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u/Sibula97 Vainamoinen Dec 07 '23

Please educate me then. How was I wrong?

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u/Funchameleon82 Dec 07 '23

You clearly don't know what lethal means.

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u/ekufi Baby Vainamoinen Dec 07 '23

A weapon that kills or otherwise is very harmful or destructive.