‘Don’t Daze Me, Bro!’ Meet A Non-Lethal Weapon from Homeland Security
So as the court system starts to regulate more and more the use of tasers by police, I have a feeling these “non-lethal” options will come into more widespread use. Here’s a video from some folks who...
View ArticleLA Prisons To Use Burning Heat Ray On Unruly Inmates
As if beatings from wardens and guards weren’t bad enough… from Salon.com: A device designed to control unruly inmates by blasting them with a beam of intense energy that causes a burning sensation is...
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U.S. Army Wants Rapid-Fire Rubber Bullets For Crowd Control
David Hambling writes in New Scientist: The US army is planning to field “rubber bullets” for machine guns. Military officials claim the ammunition will allow them to more effectively quell violent...
View ArticleOccupy Oakland Police Following Brutal Raid: ‘Just Following Orders’
Abby Martin of Media Roots went out to cover the immediate aftermath of the brutal police raid of Occupy Oakland at 6:20 a.m. on October 25, 2011. 500+ Oakland PD used tear gas, rubber bullets and...
View ArticleFox News On Police Pepper Spraying: ‘It’s A Food Product, Essentially’ (Video)
Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly break down the tumult between police and students at UC Davis: the police sprayed the sit-in protesters with a “food product.” O’Reilly adds, “I don’t think we have the...
View ArticleU.S. Military Fights Negative Perception of ‘Pain Ray’
Al Jazeera English reports: In order to gain stronger public perception of new crowd control technology, the US miltary has been showcasing a new weapon dubbed the “pain ray” [as informally called the...
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A Handy Guide To Crowd-Control Weapons
Assuming you made it through May Day without injuries, Vice UK has a preview of the most common weapons coming soon to a riot near you: We spoke to buddies of ours in Germany, Egypt and...
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A ‘Sonic Weapon’ Can Be Deployed At the London Olympics (If Needs Be)
Reports Gavin Thomas for BBC News: The Ministry of Defence has confirmed a device which can be used as a “sonic weapon” will be deployed in London during the Olympics. The American-made Long Range...
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Pentagon Creates ‘Mega Stun Gun’
USMC Wired reports on the latest invention from the Pentagon agency known as the Joint Non Lethal Weapons Directorate, which is responsible for developing such non-lethal devices as “sticky foam guns,...
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Ferguson Police Testing ‘Less Lethal’ Guns
Too little too late? The Washington Post reports on the Nerf-like guns showing up in the now notorious Ferguson, Missouri: About a month after a white officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in...
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