# Protestor-Targeted Color Cannons Indian Police Use Purple Water to Spray Rioters in Srinagar By Vivian Lau | Published 2012-05-21 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purple-water-to-spray-protestors References: [photoblog.msnbc.msn](http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/09/11619778-indian-police-use-water-cannons-to-control-protesters?lite) & [amusingplanet](http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/05/fighting-protesters-with-colored-water.html) Using purple water to spray protestors (Kashmiri government employees), the Indian police have found a new way to defuse conflict. Before escalating to using baton control, water cannons employing jets of [fluorescent purple water](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ube-brulee-iced-latte) bathed both demonstrators and the wide streets. The purpose of doing so is to be able to easily identify and arrest them later. Water cannons with a special compartment for [semi-permanent dye](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/color-changing-shower-gel) are what facilitate this clever anti-riot procedure. A definite drawback that comes with using this technique is the financial and environmental cost—clean-up of surrounding buildings and roads would surely be taxing, and the entrance of so much dye into the sewer system seems hardly permissible. A tactic that has yet to be used in North America, this method of controlling [demonstrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-protests) promises to be effective in catching people purple handed. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Protestor-targeted Color Cannons:** Police forces and security companies around the world could adopt the use of color cannons to subdue protestors and facilitate their arrest. - **Semi-permanent Dye Technology:** Development of eco-friendly semi-permanent dye technology could offer effective and sustainable anti-riot solutions for law enforcement agencies globally. - **Non-lethal Crowd Control Innovations:** In the era of growing tensions and protests globally, the need for new non-lethal crowd control solutions to protect protestors and law enforcement personnel alike presents an opportunity for technology innovators. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Law Enforcement:** Using color cannons could be an innovative and effective solution to controlling and arresting protestors for law enforcement agencies worldwide. - **Professional Security Services:** Professional security and crowd control companies could leverage the benefits of semi-permanent dye technology to offer a sustainable and 'friendly' solution to their clients. - **Environmental Services:** Efficient post-riot environmental clean-up solutions could be a profitable opportunity for environmental services firms due to the environmental implications of dye entering the sewer system. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Purple Oral Serums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purple-serum.md) - [Concentrated Floral Food Colors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pure-purple-butterfly-pea.md) - [Paintball-Shooting Security Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paintcam-home-security-system.md) - [Purple Teeth Whitening Strips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peroxidefree-purple-strips.md) - [Purple Toothpaste Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purple-brightening-toothpaste.md) - [Canned Purple Iced Teas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purple-iced-tea.md) - [Naturally Derived Purple Toothpastes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purple-toothpaste.md) - [Color-Correcting Toothpastes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colgate-optic-white-purple.md) - [Eco-Friendly Fashion Color Dyes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cone-denim-1.md)