[abefortas]

It's not a perfect comparison, but it's very true that civil rights protesters were lucky not to face some of the "less lethal" weapons available now.

[sachinag]

Were lucky? I guarantee you they would much rather have had to deal with sound cannons than the batons, dogs, and fire hoses that they did have to deal with.

[vaksel]

don't think so, batons/dogs/hoses put their struggle into a visual perspective, you see a cop whaling on someone you'll start asking if the reason they are doing it is justified.

You see someone running away from a sound cannon, you just shrug it off since you aren't experiencing it yourself

[JulianMorrison]

Also, it may be harder to "tough it out" versus modern repression toys.