First we alllow torture. Then we have mercenaries for hire, immune to all laws coming soon to a town near you here in the US. What's next? A death ray? Considered a non-lethal weapons, but worrisome as a torture device, this black box on the back of jeep could be used for crowd control or stopping dissent.
>When turned on, it emits an invisible, focused beam of radiation - similar to the microwaves in a domestic cooker - that are tuned to a precise frequency to stimulate human nerve endings. It can throw a wave of agony nearly half a mile.
Silent Guardian is supposed to be the 21st century equivalent of tear gas or water cannon - a way of getting crowds to disperse quickly and with minimum harm. Its potential is obvious.
>But there is a problem: mission creep. This is the Americanism which describes what happens when, over time, powers or techniques are used to ends not stated or even imagined when they were devised. It is so easy to see the Taser being used routinely to control dissent and pacify - as, indeed, already happens in the U.S.
British article <a href=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=482560&in_page_id=1965"><here.>;
Raytheon's Ray Gun "Silent Guardian" Tested
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- Raytheon's Ray Gun "Silent Guardian" Tested
- Neural whip
- Nothing will rid the world of crackpots
- I can see it used as an offensive weapon in ground conflicts
- Would you prefer machine guns?
- My sentiments exactly
- Guns don't kill people. Politicians kill people.
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- Non Lethal Weapon used to kill woman in a wheelchair