new "crowd dispersing" weapon

[annabanana]

It emits narrowly focused, painful, bursts of sound. I read about this technology in a Science news magazine about 1-2 years ago. It can be so narrowly focused that the person standing next to you might not hear it, even as it brings you to your knees.

A crawl on CNN mentioned that it had been used against a Palastinian demonstration.

This horrifies me, as I feel that the administration would have no qualms about using this "non-lethal" crowd control device against American citizens.

And you can leave your tin-foil bonnet at home on this one..

[DireStrike]

1. That's nothing - they were just talking about a MICROWAVE weapon

But it's ok because it only can penetrate the top few milimeters of skin causing unbearable pain.

...

Actually, tinfoil armor might work against that!

[leftchick]

2. I guess this means I wll no longer be taking my son to demos

:(

[annabanana]

4. how old are they leftchick?

Do you have little ones?

[leftchick]

13. 8 and 10

my 10 year old has been to every protest with me in the last three years. They were all in state so I have not really worried about his safety. He really wants to go to NYC or DC for a big one. I am too scared to take him or his brother now.
:(

[jedr]

3. got my head beat in D.C. in '69;

That Nixon knew how to disburse a crowd!

[annabanana]

5. yeah...

crude, but effective (esp when used with horses)

[NMDemDist2]

7. tear gas was pretty effective also

:puke:

[jedr]

8. damn straight!!!...snot everywhere.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

6. Yeah...tasers are "non-lethal", too.

[Hubert Flottz]

9. Probably just another "frat prank"

First they came for the Iraqis and the country said nothing...

[peacetalksforall]

10. We used this fancy weapon against Palestinians - for the benefit of

Sharon? Sting them, poison them, kill them, but NEVER make PEACE with them.

[Behind the Aegis]

15. Poison them?

When were they poisoned? BTW, the weapon was not used by Americans.

[peacetalksforall]

11. I heard some kids talking about a new weapon called Rods from God?

Is this it?

[DistressedAmerican]

12. No, Rods From God Is A New Plan To Fire Long Metal Poles

At ground targets from space based paltforms. They are designed as bunker busting tech. No explosives used, just mass, and accerleration.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

18. actually Rods from God is a Guckert specialty

it was very popular with his moral God-fearing clientele. That's why nobody talks about it, because Scotty gets shivers up his spine anytime he thinks about The Rod of God and the Cannon of Gannon - not to be mistaken for The Canaan Cannon which I believe is a patented Jimmy Swaggart hotel room specialty.

[slor]

14. The Germans were actually working on a...

sound-pulse type weapon, for AA use in WWII. I guess we employed a few more nazis, than those working on rockets.

[Scurrilous]

16. Link:

Israel uses new crowd-dispersal tactic

http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Palestine&slug=Israel+uses+new+crowd-dispersal+tactic&id=74009&callid=1

[SlavesandBulldozers]

17. the insta-shit device

yes, just wait until Florida gets a big batch of these. people will be shitting all over the place.

[Behind the Aegis]

19. Spin

It will be interesting to see how this gets spun.

[Kazak]

20. Gee, I wonder why they think they're going to need all these new weapons..

:eyes: