Is shoot-to-disable the new normal? | Explained

Operation Langda, a shoot-to-disable strategy, has raised questions about its pragmatism, legality, and endorsement by the State. The sporadic enforcement tactic has become a routine practice, but piecemeal reforms are deemed insufficient. The strategy's self-sustaining nature and extent of State endorsement remain unclear.

• Operation Langda involves shooting to disable rather than kill, raising questions about its effectiveness and morality.
• The strategy's legality is questionable, with some arguing it violates human rights and international law.
• The State's endorsement of half-encounters, where police shoot to disable, is unclear, and piecemeal reforms are deemed insufficient.

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