Detroiters Are Waging Paintball Wars As A Way To Stop Gang Violence

Police in several cities across the U.S. are trying to put a stop to the groups of men waging paintball battles as a part of #PaintballsUpGunsDown​ - an anti-gun violence campaign police are calling misguided.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said the #PaintballsUpGunsDown movement has gotten out of control and could backfire if officers mistake a paintball gun for a real firearm.
The grassroots movement first gained traction on social media in early April as a proposed way to resolve conflicts with paint instead of bullets. Since then, participants from Atlanta to Detroit have engaged in full blown paintball wars on city streets, with as many as 50 shooters taking aim at each other at once, hitting innocent bystanders and marking up cars and homes.
Over the last week, police in Detroit started making arrests for destruction of property. Paintballers say they're being targeted for being young and black and that cleaning up paint is a lot better than picking up dead bodies.
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[@warui1162]

can you do a follow up on Detroit to see if this strategy has had any positive effects after four years time?

[@Ryan2941K]

@@warui1162 for real

[@russellperry9902]

I said this in a post but I'll reply here too, do you ever do such stupid silly evil dumb stuff that keeps you up at night and troubles during the day, that you REPENT and ATONE?

[@Lobos222]

Yeah, do a follow up.

[@user-vx2vl9cr5m]

This is just gta if it was adapted for 13 year olds

[@jopethjaner3809]

Police are more active on stopping paint ball wars than thr actual shooting 💀

[@theshadowking3198]

They realized that while they have paintball the cops have actual guns

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

“They might mistake them for real guns…” - if a cop doesn’t notice a big tank sitting on top of the paintball gun and isn’t able to differentiate between the two, they shouldn’t be a LEO to begin with…

[@ChaosBW]

The actual shootings are done by the CIA and FBI, the two largest terrorist organizations in the world Google search "what is a false flag operation"

[@user-vm7hs2bo2t]

@@yourlifeisagreatstory youre gonna take an extra split second to hesitate against something that looks like a carbine? virtue signaling at its max

[@justkevinlol]

Bad cop: uses a real 9mm Good cop: retaliates by using a paint gun himself

[@whyyouforcingit2369]

Government: stop killing each other Gangs: stop killing each other Government: you weren’t supposed to do that

[@chinookh4713]

they over react that time not going to lie little kids being shot is sad but better then a real gun cause they most likely die

[@chadratboi2849]

@@chinookh4713 Most likely? a 9mm hollowpoint is surely gonna kill a kid. 2l of blood are gone fast with an fist big hole in your chest

[@chinookh4713]

i said mostly likely dependent were the kid shot

[@chadratboi2849]

@@chinookh4713 it don't depend on where a kid is shot. The mortality rate for kid with a shooting wound is about 95% no matter where it hits.

[@land2d322]

@DefinitelyNotACultist hey brother

[@mattnstewart262]

The fact that the news initially spun this in a negative light speaks volumes about how desperate they are to sell negative sensationalistic stories.

[@ThirdLawPair]

How could you possibly spin it in a positive light? You know it's extremely easy to just not murder people, right?

[@ronsirman6867]

It's a dumb thing to do makes guns to be like a toy. Makes your stuff look like garbage. Grow up raise your kids to be real men and real ladies. Not wannabe gangsters and ratchet trash women. A gangster wears a suit and tie you can't even get that right in the hood.

[@District_57_Toastmasters]

What do you expect them to say? There's no evidence gang violence has gone down. So why should they approve of this paintballing if it hasn't shown any tangible benefit yet.

[@mattnstewart262]

​@@District_57_Toastmasters These men resolved hostile relationships with paintball guns, that's evidence? Or do you want use to do a retrospective review of gun violence in gangs. I can tell you the outcome - use of paintball guns is associated with a lower mortality than gangs using using real guns. I know, what a SHOCKER.

[@NoNo-xh7ru]

@@District_57_Toastmasterslet them have something, anything for fucks sake. Too many people join gangs because they don’t expect to live past 20 and they become a self fulfilling prophecy. Let them have something to live for. Sure they’re being a bit of a nuisance to bystanders but that can be remedied by just establishing areas for them to do this and areas they cannot.

[@Gopnik32]

Innocent children getting shot by paint balls safer than a kid getting gunned down

[@Nick-zp3ub]

Wrong. A paintball can blind a person if they aren’t wearing eye protection. That’s why paint ball is played at designated sites not in the street

[@MaliciousGrim05]

​@@Nick-zp3ub??? Bro what the hell are you talking about 'wrong'? How exactly is the statement of a kid getting hit with paint balls is safer than a kid getting hit with a bullet? That kid's going to be losing a lot more than eyesight if he gets hit in the eye with a bullet.

[@Nick-zp3ub]

So that makes it ok to shoot somebodys kid in the eye? You’re s psychopath

[@Nick-zp3ub]

Dawg, a kid walking through da hood shouldn’t be shot with nothing. You and your homies can play paintball at a paintball club but don’t be no fool and light up the sidewalk. You dig, bro?

[@2bodybags]

@@Nick-zp3ub them 4pf affiliates be gunning down children on purpose not everyone has morales

[@Fake-rt9uk]

"we want to decrease the homicide level." *gangsters literally come up with a solution* "nah b they look like guns to me"

[@warrenb9080]

Read my comment

[@user-zc3xe9tb4u]

They look like guns to me

[@user-zc3xe9tb4u]

FakeThePiranha Thank you!

[@user-zc3xe9tb4u]

FakeThePiranha You too!

[@artemistails4288]

@@Fake-rt9uk How about not being shit heads period? Ive played paintball for years and disagree that they're "mild" as you can definitely kill someone not wearing a mask lol (ask Boston police how shooting people in the face with a paintball gun turns out)

[@gyalsnextman4725]

I’d rather see paint all over the floor and walls than blood and dead bodies

[@zborp]

No cAp

[@puggybackwoods4458]

U must be capping

[@volgg]

ditto

[@dsav308]

witherkiller Fortnite Shut up buzzkill

[@Mr.Snaggy]

But not as much ppl are gonna be dying now all you gonna see is paintball there both bad ideas

[@cam_012]

the fact this is actually working is absolutley perfect, i would love to see this make it to mainstream and stop gang violence

[@TheGamingSpartanA113]

It's not, Detroit Police put a stop to it. Everyone is back to guns.

[@tito3640]

You should not be allowed to vote.

[@doesntmatter7560]

​@@tito3640you shouldn't raise children

[@SSFallingTTB]

​@@TheGamingSpartanA113 man...

[@myfatassdick]

@@doesntmatter7560if your children are being raised with the innate response to shoot people you shouldn’t raise children

[@Forever-ec8tm]

as much as i understand the problems the paint causes, this is hilariously wholesome. i wish our worst problems were paint balls. this the world i want to live in

[@gabef.218]

Rather have random colorful streets, cars, and houses, than have bullet holes and drab gray

[@anti7hero]

Amen

[@cole2999]

Paint washes away. The only danger is from catching a paintball in the wrong place (and that's definitely very dangerous) but considering a bullet hurts wherever it hits you, it doesn't seem so bad

[@YoungFamily_]

"I'd rather get hit with a paintball than a bullet." 'Meruca

[@nitsu2947]

Same. Hurts but didn't pierce the skin.

[@CrotasScrota]

Nah nah, i'd rather get hit with a bullet, than a paintball

[@maltheman96]

Well, wouldnt you?

[@matriatic8469]

Police think anything a gun

[@jokesonyou1253]

*Detroit

[@yusataslim3666]

Detroit is a big multiplayer game with extreme mod

[@profesnal-retarb]

Nullsec

[@jakartagamer6188]

with a godmod

[@gjrt7573]

just section off that part of town or another part... as a public paintball park!

[@yusataslim3666]

gj rt all

[@reidshiftem6509]

Facts this actually lit tho

[@AdolisYT]

"We settled a lot of beef" "It brought people together" and that's the whole point. Why take and lose lives over beef? A lot of people who grow up in neighborhoods like this are forced into the same lifestyle and mindset as everybody else. It runs back generations. Government doesn't help aid these people, nor are their solutions for the crimes all that good. What needs to happen is a reshaping of the way people live in places like this. You can't just arrest every gang member and call it a day. You gotta make an impact that's gonna teach the younger generation why they shouldn't be killin each other, cuz all their life they've been told they should.

[@Queue-NextUp]

It's not as simple as you think it is. Unfortunately when you beefing with somebody you never know what THEY'RE gonna do, so you gotta act first or risk dying without knowing what even hit you in alot of cases. I'm sure some ppl just wanna kill ppl or some just wanna be gangsta but for most ppl it's about surviving. Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6 is the way it's gotta be for many.

[@PattexZ]

imagine youre walking down the street and an icecream truck with bass boosted music rolls up shooting paintballs at you

[@philipzamora4259]

The ice cream man would be dressed like Art the Clown from the Terrifier films.

[@tyler3201]

Its the year 2030: The entire city of Detroit is the largest paintball battleground in the world.

[@sootierpluto]

IMAGINE

[@JustYeet42]

IMAGINE

[@user-tl9gp4dn4q]

Kids are covered in paint people are mad that there kids are also getting attacked.

[@nateessick7452]

I love that movie

[@sefanderknotts9855]

That would be awesome

[@LaskyLabs]

I'm actually totally okay with this. This is fucking perfect.

[@1969cmp]

Like shooting at the ice cream truck? I didn't see many protective eye wear, either.

[@synapticcrysis5552]

I disagree. They shot children and bystanders. It would be ok if they kept it between themselves, but they aren’t. They can’t handle it.

[@mr.h.7916]

@@synapticcrysis5552 rather a ball of paint than a bullet to the face

[@sirjedoffortune6700]

Synaptic Crysis so you are saying that people should kill each other instead of not killing each other

[@furiouss7438]

it better than real bullets but they are shooting randoms people's windows so the break and that's just dumb! and mean

[@Nuts437]

The dude getting interviewed with his house behind him full of paintball shots is gold😂😂

[@wyo_garage20]

It’s abandoned genius

[@KiiXii]

I love how you interview people like a victim of a real shootout

[@TheDankShrimp]

Detroit is slowly turning into Splatoon bruh.

[@jsihavealotofplaylists]

Its Splatoon 3. literally chaos faction won the tournament

[@emilygarcia5492]

Underrated comment 👏

[@greycatturtle7132]

XD

[@Justitia_employee_FromLcorp]

Heh squid game

[@jeremystobingham2362]

Hood Metroid

[@jj.air-soft]

“I’d rather have paint dripping off me Than blood”

[@thatkidyoudontknow2431]

Its better to not have anything at all.

[@cohensmith8919]

@@thatkidyoudontknow2431 Would you rather take a stray paintball to the chest or a stray bullet to the chest?

[@thatkidyoudontknow2431]

@@cohensmith8919 Its better to not take anything at all.

[@brianyi3607]

@@thatkidyoudontknow2431 Very much doubt they would stop doing both. Either paintballs or guns, choose my man.

[@thatkidyoudontknow2431]

@@brianyi3607 Do you think seriously that gang violence can be stoped with paintball Guns? The violence is not about the Guns, Its about Territorial dispute to sell drugs.

[@user-eo1dv5gn6z]

I thought this was The Onion.

[@YuriPetrovic-nt9xw]

😂😂

[@soju69jinro]

wow the entire town doing paintball fights... dude, forget gang violence, this is way better than going to a paintball arena.

[@PerellLB]

Bruh I love how they still be doing drive bys lmao

[@ponvishwesh5907]

It's just the gun that changes...

[@josephmontes4798]

It’s still technically illegal even with a paint gun

[@Truck-kun_01]

It's better taking a paintball shot than a 9mm

[@noah-xl4hx]

Not funny and no it’s not funny how they still do Drive bys

[@crawfordwice]

@@josephmontes4798 you're gay

[@TampaTec]

Now I know where to get my car painted for free.

[@tonyhollerz6958]

I understand it’s a joke, but the paint is kinda chalky. It would come off easily enough, making it less visible even as quick as playing the next round at events.

[@zachf.887]

For fun

[@cynthiaclarke3979]

lol..

[@badchuck16]

You mean dented lol

[@cynthiaclarke3979]

@@badchuck16 - That too..unless your driving a 51' Packard..lol..dent free..

[@Cyd98]

Bro if this is how they did it and people actually respected who won or lost… game changer

[@rodniegsm1575]

I can't believe that people in power or lawinforcemenr are so blind that they can't analyse a situation before they react. A paintball gun. So now you're going to criticise that because you need more prisoners in your for-profit prison?? The sheer stupidity of these people. Unbelievable

[@twin_towers_destroyer]

@@rodniegsm1575 lots of money made in prisons

[@thirdiecaduyac1579]

Government: stop shooting each other Gangs: stops using guns, starts using paintballs Government: That's not what I meant

[@tdiver0320]

when you enter detroit you get a notification saying "You have entered a pvp enabled zone"

[@generalkenobi5173]

@el Blanco diablo where is the nearest safe zone so i can get some paint ball guns

[@derusher2979]

"Nani??!!"

[@colenorthway8578]

lmao im dead

[@BorkBorkMcGee]

Lol

[@seculartemplar5407]

@colenorthway8578 That’s the neat part. You aren’t!

[@anonym0us__537]

Atleast at the end of the day they return to their homes alive.

[@2014megaman]

Whose to say? Ever got hit in the eye with a paintball? Internal bleeding, fractured cornea. Permanent blindness. Get hit in the mouth while its open. That happens too. Hit the inner lining in the mouth, causing swelling and inflammation, trouble breathing, and possible suffocation. Paintball is the safest of the extreme sports. But it is still an extreme sport and if safety isn't your priority, then you run serious risks

[@kuracao484]

@@2014megaman Call this controversial, but in my opinion, .45 rounds are a lot more deadly than paintballs.

[@2014megaman]

@@kuracao484 ill call it as it is; stupidity at its finest. Substituting one kind of violence for another does NOTHING to improve the situation. And gives more heat to the already super sensitive topic of paintball as a sport. It defiles the the image of the sport we have worked very hard to build.

[@leasha53]

@@2014megaman paintball is dangerous but I rather see paintball and people having fun than them walking around with m4s and aks they go home alive and I dont think they aim for the eye or the face

[@2014megaman]

@@leasha53 you see them literally shoving the barrel out of Windows and just pulling the trigger. With little to no regard as to what they're shooting at. Whether it hits someone in the face at that point is out of their control. If its just for fun, i see no reason to organise a group to go play at a proper field and go back home fully satisfied. Bringing the feeling of dangers and the threat of injury to the home that a drive by of any nature ; be it a paintball or an airsoft gun, is not the answer to rivalries. Nor a step in the right direction to achieve a safer neighborhood. There is a stigma in paintball as a result to these kinds of things. Anyone who actively plays would refer to their gun as a "Paintball Marker" rather than say " paintball gun" to avoid any sort of confusion or accidentally stir panic in public. And with the rise of magfed markers; such as the first strike T15, tippmann TMC, and other such platforms taking direct inspiration from AR Platforms. Some even functioning similar to them, its become more of a delicate issue in terms of public views and its sense of safety.

[@omgits_som]

one hell of a tribute to eminem and his friends shooting paintballs in his movie

[@PaddyPatrone]

Dude, it might not be deadly, but getting a paintball in your eyes will make you blind forever..

[@tacticalkitty2727]

probobly they should at least wear eye protection or put up signs warning of it

[@TommyTurboCharged]

Car washing companies: I see this as an absolute win

[@TicTac0097]

@Cobb Knobbler Yes, with boiled water on the dent

[@Adam-tu1zo]

Now it’s toilet paper (corona)

[@matheuspeixoto8689]

STONKS

[@srsherman7390]

PlumBirb insurance*

[@2silver144]

XD yash

[@believe8263]

The amount of paintball deaths has risen from 0 to 0 this year.

[@JJs_playground]

But eyeball injuries have increased by 1000%

[@believe8263]

@@JJs_playground Probably true.

[@stevejessehallman]

@@JJs_playground You have an extra. You don't have an extra life. Just wear a shield. Covid protection and eye.

[@Hideyoshi1991]

good god...

[@shuaige3360]

Until your kid loose one eyes... or your windows are broken... or your kid/friend/husband is shoot by police because gang target them with real gun and your kid/friend/husband has target them with paintball (the police are risking their life, many many die each year by firearm, normal they have no time to analyze very details to see if it is a real gun or not).

[@eddiesimbol2661]

This needs to be encouraged. I say that as a father. I'd rather have paint ball stains than caskets.

[@calebbright8289]

This is incredible, I hope those champs keep this positivity up. Best thing I’ve seen in years to actually change the world in a great way

[@dankmemesinmydreams3866]

I’d rather be marked by red paint, than be marked by my own red.

[@quixak7209]

Dank memes in my dreams yep

[@mace2394]

Yessir

[@leiloan7677]

It's like between "These motherf*ckers ruined my hoodie !" And "..................."

[@klaus7312]

Menstrual blood.

[@rathcorn]

Dank memes in my dreams DEEP

[@Wahl_Kade]

I’d rather the news say one kid was hit with a paintball instead of saying that one kids was shot dead so yeah

[@andym0rand02]

Yessir

[@andym0rand02]

Its a step forward

[@thatmemer96]

Kpop Is Cancer or shot in general

[@natesaracino1746]

@yankeefan1281 hard to be"civilized" when these neighborhoods been at war for years. They can't make it out the trenches. Cuz of system racism and oppression. Aint nobody helping them. Let them at least find a new way to not kill each other. I'd rather workers be cleaning paint of the streets rather than bodies and blood.

[@PrimitivTool]

@yankeefan1281 You like the yankees so your opinion dont matter

[@Old_Hickory_Jackson]

When you enter Detroit you get the "Friendly fire on" notification

[@lordofspearton8643]

Straight up thought this was from The Onion until i checked what channel uploaded it.

[@Firm_letter9Gaming]

If Chicago can adopt this mentality, i'll be able to sleep more at night.

[@philipcastillo6762]

Same bro

[@nethose]

fax

[@txepluggk8748]

That's not gonna happen I left Chicago because i always gotta watch myself been in real bang outs

[@sajjadaskary288]

I went to Chicago once i am from ny it wasn’t even bad

[@renownedhonor]

@Los Angeles CA they dont call it Chi-Raq for nothing.

[@adventuresincameronology2517]

The only time “stop killing eachother” and “stop shooting eachother” has become two separate issues

[@froggers540]

Tho don't forget when the laser tag match ends and when your in a nerf war with some friends and its time for dinner, then stop shooting each other is a separate issue

[@Gant3d]

i think they should paint there gun a bright color, so the police dont freek

[@froggers540]

@@Gant3d yea or have some kind of tag on it also

[@VikingPlaysGames]

@@Gant3d I´d say the Giant ass Hoppers on Top and the Compressed Air Bottles on the Back, are obvious enough that these ain´t real Guns. The real Problem is the well spread "Shot first, ask later"-Attitude of the Police.

[@TheCatvolador]

@@VikingPlaysGames real problem? Ffs, they do look like guns, should police officers just get down and ask when their life's are at risk?

[@Johnthe_bacon39]

Me: goes outside* Mom:Honey dont forget your paintball gun Me:

[@gener2842]

I give them credit for using a non-lethal way to handle their grievances.

[@krismolina_]

Thousands of shootings in Detroit Police: sleep Kid shot with paintballs Police: WOKE

[@abbasal8530]

😂😂

[@clamsandwich6373]

Fact.

[@nadirarahman7909]

You cant blame the detroit police... They are sick of this shit,

[@alphabroncotwozero392]

Yes you can, it's their responsibility

[@chalkboard-4649]

Mike Hunt yea its only bruising random ass people nothing to worry about

[@twosteptimmy1333]

I’d say this whole country needs a paintball war at this point.

[@niallshmueli8256]

shit would be so fun

[@georgewbush7]

Ngl me shooting a cop won’t look good on my record

[@playeff479]

It whould be so fun

[@nolimitkhris9598]

Against the police yea 😂

[@analien5251]

@@nolimitkhris9598 racist cops vs everyone else

[@mr.banana5627]

Why doesnt it suprise me that 3:18 is the most rewatched moment 🤣

[@totallymady42069]

For some reason this seems really wholesome, like some kind of fever dream alternate reality

[@andrebelefleur4965]

“He shot me and my brother unexpected” I’m honestly thankful for the fact they were using paintball guns. I prefer this over any gang violence that followed previously.

[@dacke13]

They already stopped doing this because it lead to real guns again. There was a mad guy who was shot and had a beef because he got shot unexpected by a paintball. So he killed the rest with a real gun and all hell broke loose. This plan failed, it started all good :/ perhaps they could just do a battlefield team match. :/

[@masterclassbeatassclapyour7698]

@@dacke13 That guy has anger issues and is a fucking buzzkill

[@vladiiidracula235]

@@masterclassbeatassclapyour7698 Definitely a buzz *kill* sorry

[@954made3]

@@dacke13 Why lie lil bro 🤣

[@CrispiOS]

@@masterclassbeatassclapyour7698 U FINNA LET SOMEONME SHOOT AT U nah u is weird asf

[@affe4222]

Detroit: Not shooting each other. Police: *Wait, That’s illegal.*

[@og_slim]

*wait that’s actually legal

[@affe4222]

Ismael BruhhYT stoopid

[@Big_smoked]

Ismael BruhhYT r/woosh

[@Big_smoked]

Deadpoppin no

[@og_slim]

lmao y’all needa chill, no shit it’s a joke😂😂

[@DaPablol]

Thought this was the onion at first

[@chromesandwich4878]

Honestly this sounds super wholesome

[@jaycemart5122]

Gangs: stop shooting each other and have paintball wars Media: what horrible people

[@scootergrant8683]

Whether they were horrible or not, they are being pro active and actually providing a solution to gang related deaths that is far better than what the police are doing.

[@thomastank8458]

Yeah but like when having normal guns innocent people are getting their shit violated and being hurt

[@2kript__]

@@thomastank8458 at least they arent being shot to death

[@wammert]

The fact that the media vilified instead of supported this tho...

[@exclusivegaming2566]

I agree but the police part you said

[@averageinsuranceenthusiast]

The police actually be trying to stop paintball wars harder than actual gang wars. that's just sad.

[@JesusSanchez-ul1qq]

That always happens. In other countries too

[@andydiaz6384]

That’s sad bro

[@Fox_grove]

I wouldn’t care if someone shot me with a paintball gun

[@GuireGod]

I encourage you to become a cop and get integrated into a heavy gang neighbourhood. See how long you last lmao. Don’t be ignorant.

[@-Hold_this]

@@Fox_grove (x) to doubt

[@javierherrera9450]

This is awesome, and needs to be a thing!

[@Skeleton-73]

honestly really happy to see these people who most likely have really serious conflic just coming together to have some fun. ngl kinda would wanna go to detroit for that lol

[@Adrizzy1738]

Everybody gangsta until the ice cream truck starts shooting back

[@dr.christopherdiaz4473]

Big Worm definitely coming back after that.

[@tgaming2180]

Aaron Yeung BRUH

[@tgaming2180]

THE ICE CREAM TRUCK SHOOTS A GIGANTIC RPG THAT SHOOTS GIGANTIC ICE CREAMS AT YO FACE

[@adamumar4892]

With some grenades and automatic weapons.

[@zavbun]

Brooo this reminds me of a flash game I used to play where a Ice cream truck just shoots back at kids trying to attack it. If anyone finds this lemme know I wanna play it again.

[@michaelbowman6495]

This is amazing! Glad this community is having innocent fun and making solutions to solve problems. The cops should find a way to turn this into an opportunity to connect with their community.

[@add2744]

“Yo Marshall what happen to you bro?” “SQUID GAME ❗️❗️❗️”

[@ovh.breach]

2027: *These gangs started using **_Nerf guns_** to prevent gang violence* Police: *Looks like there's a shoot out at glen park*

[@biftaylor1590]

Sukot. Glen park 😂😂😂

[@123NickSully]

XD

[@davidfuller4110]

I'm pretty sure when the cops come, they got paint ball guns too.

[@yamato3870]

David Fuller the Police still have there pistols

[@theraven5850]

The cops need to lighten up. These guys aren't hurting anybody.

[@lilahdog568]

Imagine being offended that ppl are having paintball wars and not real ones

[@jonesy19691]

Some people just don't get it!

[@J8den]

Guesd why they stoped doing it with water guns

[@theplaguedoctor1248]

@Buttercup paintball guns look nothing like real guns

[@brunobucciarati7533]

imagine people being offended with water gun fights

[@adamboyd8316]

Untill your property gets hit and you lose hella money just because it's better that the latter doesn't make it ok

[@snakee370]

It’s good to see they are caring for eachother and stopping violence I think it’s kinda nice as they do it for fun.

[@IM-ko5lr]

should work like splatoon yk whichevers groups color covers more of the street wins lol

[@daddydoc1115]

"5 innocent people have been shot with paintballs" Okay so you'd rather it be bullets?

[@wellthatworked6986]

'Murica

[@S.T.A.550]

Umm nah, theyd probably rather not be shot period lol

[@Dannyboi-re7vb]

@@derekakaderek derek eat a snickers bro

[@raminahmed4476]

@@derekakaderek it might just be that gang violence in cities like Detroit is going to happen and saying you guys cant shoot each other with guns is not going to change anything, so I mean it's an improvement right. Paintballs are not going to kill anyone. It's not really the whole "they're black" mentality, at least to me. People would say the same if it was in any place that gang violence is present.

[@johng6950]

@@raminahmed4476 There are any number of other hobbies these guys could indulge in that are less expensive, more accessible, and don't result in collateral damage. It's a false dichotomy to think the only choices are shooting each other with bullets and shooting each other with paintballs.

[@fbi5861]

everyone goes home to their families at the end of the day

[@shohidniyaz8117]

Thank you for your approval FBI. Very cool

[@h20cozmic84]

yeah

[@aaronflores9662]

Yup

[@Big-Grizz]

Win win

[@Frisher1]

@@h20cozmic84 Oh

[@robgilmour3147]

this is like that old game we used to play in the 80s called gocha, they made a movie based on it, was tons of fun

[@flyboynick7640]

That one 8 Mile scene 😂😂

[@jayrose1736]

I rather my son come home crying cause he got shot by a paintball, then have cops tell me that he's gone from a real bullet

[@y0ungy]

uhm are you sure you would like to hear cops tell you that after he gets shot by a paintball lmao

[@RandomName-bz3zy]

Psst... it's than, not then.

[@tweedle634]

how about when he loses an eye from being a degenerate?

[@MrShaiya96]

shot in eye by paintball. blind forever

[@seouIcyborg]

@@y0ungy I think Jay meant than

[@lildesderman8341]

next: Detroiters achieve world peace with nerf wars

[@deangeloellis729]

That would be dope.

[@Jackson-mi3dr]

I like your cut g

[@codemy666]

And a policeman pulls up and kills the whole hood because he saw a bright ass nerf gun

[@ivanov9245]

Indeed my friend

[@user-yb3bq5yk9n]

It’s nerf or nothing

[@paisteplayer1040]

How about the taxes we pay stopping actual crime

[@No-Drinks-In-The-Car]

Somebody has been playing Rec Room too much 😂

[@loisgriffin2739]

This is the equivalent of mixing gta with splatoon

[@CaptainMaverick-rx9ok]

Soap Succ splatoon is gay

[@blackscreendude9918]

Black splatoon.... I'll shoot myself now....

[@angeloxdmt]

@@CaptainMaverick-rx9ok nah your wrong

[@CaptainMaverick-rx9ok]

XSr-_-BNNDZX You are gay

[@blackscreendude9918]

@@CaptainMaverick-rx9ok No U

[@coolgamer0000]

Everybody gangsta till they bring a humvee with a mounted paintball turret

[@eggos2713]

.50 Caliber Paintballs

[@springtrapboi9174]

LMG mounted and loaded

[@zephyir1280]

@Alfie Martin plus it will be bass boosted remix

[@veiserexab1428]

With minigun paintball

[@tysonpatch1260]

20mm paintball turret

[@n0xxm3rcyxx]

look how well that turned out...

[@rissagarrett2840]

This is honestly amazing.

[@Big-Grizz]

Police: shoots with live rounds Paintball gangs: ”You weren't supposed to do that.”

[@wellthen4128]

Cops: I'm about to do whats called a pro gamer move

[@konstantinchu905]

Totally an original comment

[@MrWise-tk5bj]

hey moron, police officers have to deal with people shooting REAL guns, they arent trained to lower their guards towards idiots with paintball guns

[@umangjain293]

But red colour splashy splashy, u don’t like?

[@Big-Grizz]

@Mr. Wise, that’s illiterate thinking there. Because in the military, soldiers are trained to tell the difference between an unarmed civilian and an armed civilian and the difference between a live firearm and a fake gun That shoots paintballs. So if the military can do it, then so can police officers.

[@Standing1Last]

He said, "I would rather get hit with a paintball than a bullet." Real talk.

[@3ree6ixmafia28]

Edge of time u an og

[@havilavi472]

Straight up

[@limitlessimmortal3449]

FACTS

[@remi9779]

everyone would

[@wotceseriescollector]

imagine growing up shooting your neighborhood with paintballs making it look even more shitty instead of helping the community and making it better then when you got there.

[@Unknownstatus_521]

Damn bro, next Splatoon game's looking fire!!!

[@noisejunkie8159]

imagine if they end up starting a pro team

[@Pandorios]

that'd be so sick

[@williamcorley2477]

N0T CL!VE they gunna be holding it with tha gangsta grip and show the pros up lol

[@waynewright6450]

N0T CL!VE 😂😂

[@dheadhunter413]

The Olympic paintball team

[@Vidnog]

they should

[@ryanolson]

Paintballs over bullets?

[@user-pt3sn7sz3y]

I wish I lived among them

[@Gameprojordan]

Literally nothing has improved in Detroit since this came out, it's actually gotten worse. How much you wanna bet this sort of thing got stopped immediately after a gang member started firing back with real guns

[@courier4529]

@@Gameprojordan I love how the oc has 400 likes, meaning 400 people really thought that this farce is in any way legitimate. That's vice for ya.

[@cerebraldreams4738]

Homicide rates increased 14% in 2019, and then a further 20% in 2020. If anything, these paintball battles have made Detroit more deadly, not less.

[@Squash86]

Even tho this dude starts breaking a window randomly

[@tylerjohnson4825]

No face protection that could mess someone up.

[@viraltiktok221]

it is nice seeing people try to be better . the best you can do is try

[@puckrocker854]

This is not trying. If you think this is trying, your standards are really quite low.

[@doobiestudios1107]

The only problem I’m seeing with this is that they’re shooting at people who are not into this game, and also nobody is wearing eye protection. Still a thousand times better than having them do the same with real firearms

[@StrengthBlack]

true! it's sad for the bystanders but better lose an eye than your life

[@victoriaaish]

Poor ice cream truck.

[@nutmegz9534]

True! But a lot of bystanders get shot with real guns so.. I'd guess I'd rather 10 people get shot with a paintball than one with a real gun. 🤷‍♂️

[@user-md5sv5zo2q]

@@StrengthBlack losing an eye isnt ok PERIOD....

[@arandomplushdogifound6767]

@@user-md5sv5zo2q still, no violence is better than paintballs

[@eggsaucee]

Laws: No killing randomly with guns Detroit: Ok than let’s use paintball guns Media: No Nerf: I hear a calling

[@Zymonn]

It's Nerf or Nothing

[@GabrieleirbaGabrieleirbag]

Nerf is too weak,air soft is the closest you can get to a real gun and it hurts real bad,paint ball is the perfect balance

[@maxim6088]

@@GabrieleirbaGabrieleirbag well... Imo airsoft would be better, as firstly it doesn't ruin property, and secondly it hurts less...

[@drinkableslug7894]

@@maxim6088 Yeah that's true what you are saying but, police and other people would mistaken a airsoft gun then a paintball gun. Trust me I play in airsoft fields with thousands of dollars worth of airsoft guns. Most of the airsoft guns nowadays mimic real guns like they dont even have an orange tip on the gun.

[@maxim6088]

@@drinkableslug7894 true, even with an orange tip, you can easily mistake the rifles for real fire arms, ussualy something like and AR with an extended rail, has a very poorly visible orange tip, so it literally can't be differentiated from a real weapon from certain angles, and the blowback pistols, are extremely real life like

[@isaacamar2211]

“5 innocent people have been shot with paintballs, 3 of them children” 😭😭😭😭

[@UliyahuHayah-gi2js]

I love this life considerate activity. Bravo! My brothers! Bless you 🙏🏽

[@puckrocker854]

The owner of the ice cream truck that is just trying to make an honest living would like you to clean the paint off of it and pay for repairs caused by the shots.

[@Renatus__]

It hurts, and it doesnt kills, makes your neighborhood colourful, and it doesnt lose the feeling of shooting Sounds like a win-win to me

[@jesseholliday3480]

Paintball paint is not very attractive as it seems. The paint has oil in it and is really spotty when it goes on. Ugly up close. Anyway, i love paintball and would love to play in an urban setting vs the woods like all other range are in

[@seankim5762]

Makes the neighborhood “colorful”, lmaoooo.

[@timothydana2726]

Could be replaced with beanbags filled with holi powder.

[@ludicer122]

Move there then

[@theinternetsavedmylife]

Win-win until one of those balls gets your eye

[@cakeisyummy5755]

They're probably having more fun than the Average American Adult.

[@Ruebenbayona]

@Lazy Bundy so you would be really happy if you were homeless

[@hadenlee2881]

@Lazy Bundy nope

[@miock3311]

Of course they have more fun than your average american adult because your average american adult actually has a job that they have to do

[@sealevel5961]

@Lazy Bundy Actually I sold mine for a paintball gun and ammo.

[@miock3311]

@Pahit Playz If he sold an AR for paintball, it is not worth taking any advice from him.

[@AlvesHeim]

Amazing idea!! Bruh we need it in LA, in Memphis, and in DC

[@bogusbahemoth]

This is actually so wholesome

[@feliperibeiro463]

They're gonna turn this neighborhood into a Splatoon map real quick.

[@JustADude-fk5qy]

What if someone started manufacturing water soluble paint rounds, so that the rain or a hose could wash away the damage? That could solve one of the city’s issues, I like the idea though

[@darealmrog]

@@JustADude-fk5qy Put water in paint balls. Or acid. Whatever floats your boat

[@liquidsquid5295]

@@JustADude-fk5qy as a paintballer I've yet to see paintballs that aren't biodegradable/water soluble. maybe thats due to regulations at my local fields, but the big brands are within those parameters. washes right off of cars and clothes without staining anything

[@JustADude-fk5qy]

@@liquidsquid5295what is Detroit on about then?

[@jamesdials13]

It already washes off currently all paintball is water soluble and food grade ​@@JustADude-fk5qy

[@Super_Broly]

"I'd rather get hit by a paintball than a bullet" - is exactly what I came here to say.

[@bri7132]

lol

[@evryatis9231]

hurts like hell but at least you dont die

[@NRC308]

Until someone actually has a gun and fires back

[@NoogDeNoog]

@@evryatis9231 but you lose an eye

[@lastname5936]

@@NoogDeNoog eye protection exists

[@ThePeriodicTableOfElements]

everybody gangsta until somebody freezes their paintballs

[@temporaryaccount9533]

"Its all fun and games until that one guy brings out a pepperball shotgun"

[@dakufaust]

Gangs: *Uses non lethal paintballs* Everyone: HoW cOuLd yOu Gangs: So you want us to use real guns?

[@That1accord]

Everyone = Cops*

[@Keka-vg3ut]

How about you just behave like normal people Worst culture in modern history

[@presidentoftheussr5601]

@@Keka-vg3ut yeah but the difference is people are safe, gangs use this “game” to determine territory. While sparing lives.

[@presidentoftheussr5601]

@first last I am not saying it’s ok, but this paint war reduces the chance of propel dying.

[@presidentoftheussr5601]

Yes we should work to get rid of these cops, but if we can make them less violent we should.

[@dabzgonzalez6736]

"I thought they would rather clean up paintballs than pick up dead bodies" Facts bro fucking facts you got a good heart bro

[@Dragonologist]

They ain't cleaning anything just making the mess.

[@corywhitley4573]

And criminals don't suddenly decide to give up their guns and stop robbing and murdering other people just because paintball guns are flooding the streets lmao, it's just creating a mess of paint on top of the dead bodies

[@NateRiver5454]

@@Dragonologist you seen them?

[@jamieedwards6660]

gel balls would be the better way to go they still hurt just as much as paint balls but with out the paint....so no mess to clean up

[@Thatdude_Nik]

@@Dragonologist Yeah, I'd still rather clean a paint mess than a bloody mess.

[@itstheundisputedsagboo]

This is So Awesome!!😎 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@argfasdfgadfgasdfgsdfgsdfg6351]

Awesome project. Maybe painting the paintball guns red or blue might help the police to distinguish between real weapon and paintball gun?

[@nathanhopkins4791]

Imagine having a problem with this. At least they're not KILLING each other.

[@walleyworld4362]

The only thing I’d say is don’t shoot children or anyone who doesn’t have a paintball gun, but other than that they’re having fun and like he said, it’s better than real bullets.

[@BRWN.MAMBA.7]

@@walleyworld4362 better then getting shot at. In a drive by you the victim ain't got a gun

[@melo7572]

I’d have a problem with shooting innocent people with paintballs what’s wrong with you

[@Beard-OF-Courage]

I mean, accidentally getting shot in the face and blinded is a high chance. Damaging people’s cars and houses? You know, people can just act like decent human beings and not shoot each other in general 😂

[@BRWN.MAMBA.7]

@Kyle Narra what do you think gangstas are. They are human. They get scared. When you have a solution like this that brings the community together while inviting there love for thier streets, thats real. So no it ain't practice, its breaking the cycle of death.

[@ItsJamMan]

Paintball Companies: *Stonks* Car Wash Places: *Stonks* City of Detroit: *Stonks* Gangsters: *Stonks* Police: 😐

[@naskun0441]

Simple way to rise the economy in the area

[@slury6287]

@@naskun0441 lmao

[@innerg_92]

ye this sounds like nothing but positive gains for MOST of detroit...

[@-MATER.DEI-]

fucking popo

[@insomnia20422]

police not needed anymore, facing less funds: "SO MUCH FUN HAS TO BE OUTLAWED!!!"

[@Ylinga]

As of this being 5 years ago I can confirm it didn’t carry on.

[@theUtubemaestro1]

Anyone in the UK over a certain age just sees PJ blinded by paintballs in Byker Grove.

[@TheWebstaff]

I was also thinking this and worse. I mean paintball in the freezer is as old as paintballing itself.