New Weapons For Use Against Americans

[babsbunny]

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3 October 2009 · Leave a Comment

It’s called Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) and it’s the latest in “non-lethal” weaponry the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is funding for it’s war against the American people.

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[Cessna Invesco Palin]

2. It makes an annoying noise.

You'd rather they used tear gas?

[G_j]

3. neither

because they are almost never really needed.

[Igel]

4. It was developed for overseas.

You see, there's a bit of a problem if you've occupied territory and you're faced with a civilian (or not so civilian) protest or mob.

You can't use tear gas. It's a chemical weapon, and while it's perfectly fine on the streets of Seattle and Philadelphia, you can't use it against people in other countries. Violates a treaty, so you're forced to either cede the ground, beat them with big sticks, or shoot them.

In most occupations, ceding the territory is a non-starter, so international law says it's better to beat them or shoot them. The law, as usual, is vaguely buttocks-shaped.

LRAD isn't covered by treaty and is arguably less harmful than batons or bullets. Now, you can use it to cause great injury--but the same can be said about batons and bullets, so that line of argument only works if you can show that it's more dangerous than, say, M16s. Otherwise you're left arguing about future intent, and that's strictly a fact-free debate.