It is my experience with ALS technologies high velocity Bean bag round while this can penetrate if fired in the abdomen the penetration is low and normally non-life-threatening. Having been a less lethal munitions instructor we teach our people to aim for the legs upper part of the thigh there are no vital organs within this region.

On the other hand you’re correct in stating that less lethal and its uses should be used as a secondary protocol not a primary and should be always deployed with backup. If you’re in a justifiable situation where lethal force is authorized it matters not that lethal force comes from a less than lethal rounds at this point it is a weapon of necessity not of choice. In-kind or example would be you use an expandable baton to gain control of a suspect the suspect turns pulls out a knife at this point this is a lethal encounter now most training says you’re not to hit to the head with a baton but at this point it is a weapon of necessity not of choice your decisions must be based on the totality of the circumstances same thing I tell my students if you have a baton in your hand and the suspect pulled a knife you have nowhere to retreat to you NAIL him right between the running Lamps. I guess when it comes down to it survive the encounter is your number one concern everything after that is secondary.

Professionally yours
Christopher Meyerson
Delmarva consulting group

It is my experience with ALS technologies high velocity Bean bag round while this can penetrate if fired in the abdomen the penetration is low and normally non-life-threatening. Having been a less lethal munitions instructor we teach our people to aim for the legs upper part of the thigh there are no vital organs within this region.

On the other hand you’re correct in stating that less lethal and its uses should be used as a secondary protocol not a primary and should be always deployed with backup. If you’re in a justifiable situation where lethal force is authorized it matters not that lethal force comes from a less than lethal rounds at this point it is a weapon of necessity not of choice. In-kind or example would be you use an expandable baton to gain control of a suspect the suspect turns pulls out a knife at this point this is a lethal encounter now most training says you’re not to hit to the head with a baton but at this point it is a weapon of necessity not of choice your decisions must be based on the totality of the circumstances same thing I tell my students if you have a baton in your hand and the suspect pulled a knife you have nowhere to retreat to you NAIL him right between the running Lamps. I guess when it comes down to it survive the encounter is your number one concern everything after that is secondary.

Professionally yours
Christopher Meyerson
Delmarva consulting group