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Why are Babylon 5 civil security forces provided such dangerous weapons, like the PPG?
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The "PPG" hand weapons used by Babylon 5 security seem to result in an inconveniently high body count.
On several occasions defensive use of a PPG results in the death of an assailant, closing off an important line of inquiry and arguably an unnecessary loss of life.
Is there a specific reason in-canon why civil security forces are provided a weapon with such a low survivability?
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The "PPG" hand weapons used by Babylon 5 security seem to result in an inconveniently high body count.
On several occasions defensive use of a PPG results in the death of an assailant, closing off an important line of inquiry and arguably an unnecessary loss of life.
Is there a specific reason in-canon why civil security forces are provided a weapon with such a low survivability?
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The "PPG" hand weapons used by Babylon 5 security seem to result in an inconveniently high body count.
On several occasions defensive use of a PPG results in the death of an assailant, closing off an important line of inquiry and arguably an unnecessary loss of life.
Is there a specific reason in-canon why civil security forces are provided a weapon with such a low survivability?
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The "PPG" hand weapons used by Babylon 5 security seem to result in an inconveniently high body count.
On several occasions defensive use of a PPG results in the death of an assailant, closing off an important line of inquiry and arguably an unnecessary loss of life.
Is there a specific reason in-canon why civil security forces are provided a weapon with such a low survivability?
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