Ferguson Police Training with 'Less Lethal' Alternative Bullets

Police in Ferguson, site of the fatal police shooting in August of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, are testing a ‘less lethal’ handgun attachment that envelops a fired bullet in a ping-pong-ball-sized projectile for a blunted effect upon impact.

The Ferguson Police Department is currently testing the attachment -- known as the Alternative, made by California-based Alternative Ballistics -- for eventual use by all its 55 police officers, according to the Washington Post. The department is the first police agency in the US to test the $45-per-unit Alternative.

The Alternative is strong enough to knock someone to the ground or to break a bone, but it is not forceful enough to kill, even up close, according to Alternative Ballistics .... http://rt.com/usa