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I don’t want to defend police violence, but knockout gas and tranquilizer darts are more of a Hollywood trope than actual viable method of subduing combatants.
Example: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis
The important questions to consider aren’t how to make police violence less lethal but to consider if police needed a heavy response to begin with.