It was Dublin that made me think of this question. My suspicion is that either it was properly resolved by controlled experimentation before the introduction of water cannons (assuming the petrol fire at a protest has been a thing longer than them) or it was resolved by less controlled experimentation soon after their introduction.Whether water from police water cannons would increase the risk or actuality of explosions from petrol filled
tyres can be considered by us theorethically, but is only likely to be properly resolved by controlled experimentation.
I know what you are saying, but if one lived where there are frequent protests you may vote differently, and you know, democracy and all that.I don't believe the local police should refrain from using water cannons even if the explosion risk increases.
I am sure we would hear about it if it was a problem, I am sure the police have figured it out one way or another. I just wonder what the answer is.
The idea is not to use tyres as bombs but to protect pedestrians from vehicles.rioters using petrol filled tyres
as bombs
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