Beanbags

This is one of the most powerful defenses when protesters are charged. this pump shotgun had a 5 shell magazine, and a couple "quick load" 5 shell racks of "beanbags" ❋ Unknown (2009)

"beanbags" and protesters broke windows at a McDonald's, a Rite Aid pharmacy, a Subway sandwich shop and a FedEx store. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Police issued a dispersal order, and, at several locations along the march, they fired tear gas, flash grenades and beanbags at marchers trying to get access to the building. ❋ Rita Nakashima Brock (2012)

In an effort to bring this somewhat unruly group under control, the police donned their riot gear and then began firing beanbags into the crowd. ❋ Jim Hill (2011)

A sun porch turned into Jasper's room, a 7½-by-16-foot, light-filled fantasy of a boy's room with a giant robot in a corner and oversized beanbags scheduled for delivery. ❋ Juliet Chung (2011)

Getty Images Jay-Z enjoying his carnival This was no two-bit carnival you might have had at your high school with a few beanbags, some class clown and a dunk tank. ❋ Marshall Heyman (2011)

Officers fired beanbags at him and eventually took him into custody. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He was too busy striking up conversations with beanbags, raiding jelly bean dispensers, putting up Che Guevara posters and telling the kids to fight The Man. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Children love beanbags, which are much less cumbersome than an armchair and can be easily moved out of the way, giving floor space over to train sets or Lego. ❋ Rita Konig (2012)

Make that throw: "I will toss beanbags through anything for a packet of pens," says the fifth-grade teacher in Redlands, Calif., who seeks out competitions and fairs at office-supply stores in order to win a few materials. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

Only the beanbags are watching SpongeBob in the living room. ❋ Lisa Genova (2011)

It's a 7.5-by-16 foot, light-filled fantasy of a boy's room with a giant robot in a corner and oversized beanbags scheduled for delivery. ❋ Unknown (2011)

As I leave, Murdoch asks if the Guardian's conference room at its newish King's Place HQ really does have beanbags for staff to flop on. ❋ Jonathan Glancey (2010)