Talk:Sponge grenade

Muzzle velocity

The line near the bottom, "Muzzle velocity at 50 meters is 200 feet per second" seems to be self-contradicting, as muzzle velocity should be at the muzzle (0 meters), or conversely at 50 meters it would just be projectile velocity.
However, I do not know which of these the 200fps refers to, so I didn't change the article.
-Nirvelli 06:52, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Flash balls

Are these the same as the "Flash Balls" usually made of rubber or condensed foam used in France? Are they the same as the B&T "Foam Projectiles" [1][2](IMO a misleading euphemism, they're not Nerf balls or silly string) used in Catalonia? --46.114.35.69 (talk) 10:16, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

Disturbing and loaded presentation of video

Immediately before the video of a man being hit in the face by "sponge grenade", it is stated that hits to the head may be fatal. Firstly, this context makes the video be perceived as even more disturbingly violent than otherwise. It hints that the shot may have killed the man, and leaves the viewers unknowing of the outcome. Secondly, this presentatio directly appeals to the emotions of the viewers, possibly leading them to jump to the conclusion that "sponge grenades" are unacceptable and that those who employ them are evil. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an activist organization. Elias (talk) 09:20, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

@Elias. The caption of the video is Demonstrator hit by sponge grenade in Ni'lin, November 2015, which seems fine, it's factual and neutral.

I went ahead and adjusted the paragraph about injury and death. Keep in mind that this is a wiki and you are welcome to make these changes yourself. WP:BOLD. All I did was google "sponge grenade fatal", click on the "News" tab to filter by newspaper articles, read a couple, then adjust the paragraph a bit, adding some new citations. –Novem Linguae (talk) 15:25, 7 June 2022 (UTC)