WEB Notes: Exactly what the protests are about seems unclear. I am sure the cash ban and confiscation of gold has nothing to do with it.
In general governments will do what they feel is necessary to control the people, good or bad. When we think about it “we” are the government. It is us who make up the government that in turn, turns on us. Yet, we justify in our own minds that it must be okay to inflict this pain or decision upon someone because hey, someone with a badge above us told us too. That does not make it okay. That does not make it a righteous act. When the masses tell you something is okay or is the right thing to do it should really be questioned. Remember their is a narrow path that leads to salvation, not a broad one (Matthew 7:13-14).
The pellets have been in use here since 2010. Soldiers are trained to fire the shotguns below protesters’ waists, causing immense pain but — in theory — no permanent injuries. But a police official acknowledged that the rules are “more or less not followed because of the intensity of stone-throwing protests. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with department policy.
The latest wave of protests began in early July after Indian troops killed Burhan Wani, a young and charismatic militant commander. As government troops cracked down on angry street protests in the Kashmir valley, shotguns were their weapon of choice.
Source: Pellets Fired to Quell Protests Blind Hundreds of Kashmiris – ABC News