6 Creepy New Weapons the Police and Military Use To Subdue Unarmed People

[Feuer Frei!]

From microwave energy blasters and blinding laser beams to chemical agents and deafening sonic blasters, these weapons are at the cutting edge of crowd control.

The US is at the forefront of an international arms development effort that includes a remarkable assortment of technologies, which look and sound like they belong in a Hollywood science fiction thriller. From microwave energy blasters and blinding laser beams, to chemical agents and deafening sonic blasters, these weapons are at the cutting edge of crowd control.
The Pentagon's approved term for these weapons is "non-lethal" or "less-lethal" and they are intended for use against the unarmed. Designed to control crowds, clear streets, subdue and restrain individuals and secure borders, they are the 21st century's version of the police baton, pepper spray and tear gas. As journalist Ando Arike puts it, "The result is what appears to be the first arms race in which the opponent is the general population."
The demand for non-lethal weapons (NLW) is rooted in the rise of television. In the 1960s and '70s the medium let everyday Americans witness the violent tactics used to suppress the civil rights and anti-war movements.
Today’s rapid advancements in media and telecommunications technologies allow people to record and publicize images and video of undue force more than ever before. Authorities are well aware of how images of violence play out publicly. In 1997, a joint report from the Pentagon and the Justice Department warned:

"A further consideration that affects how the military and law enforcement apply force is the greater presence of members of the media or other civilians who are observing, if not recording, the situation. Even the lawful application of force can be misrepresented to or misunderstood by the public. More than ever, the police and the military must be highly discreet when applying force."

The following are six of the most outrageous "non-lethal" weapons that will define the future of crowd control.

1. The Invisible Pain Ray: The 'Holy Grail of Crowd Control'
2. The Laser Blinding 'Dazzler'
3. The Taser on Steroids
4. Calmative Agents for Riot Control
5. Screaming Microwaves That Pierce the Skull
6. Ear-Splitting Siren

The application of pain to control or coerce people into submission helps achieve the desired aims of perception management, while sheltering the public from the brutality of such devices.
Perhaps these less-lethal tactics for crowd control do result in fewer injuries. But they also severely weaken our capacity to enact political change. Authorities have ever more creative ways to manage dissent, at a time when the need for change by popular demand is vital to the future of our society and the planet.


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[Growler]

Might I suggest a subtitle?

"Crowd Control for when the Bread & Circus no longer works"

[Diopos]

Calmative Agents for Riot Control

Uhmmm ...
How would that work?
You go to a demonstration to protest because you've just lost your job and can't support your family any more, things get a bit rough, the police sprays you with the appropriate chemicals and you return home a "calmer" citizen?



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[Jimbuna]

Can't see anything there that'll catch on in North Africa or the Middle East....lives appear to come quite cheaply, especially if your anti-dictator.

Looks like they're expecting an especialy large crowd.

Gee, I wonder what is expected to enrage such a large number of people?
Perhaps some kind government official could provide the answer.

[Castout]

The most effective social movement may no longer be a mass demonstration on the streets but a silent mass defiance of the system.

For example when everybody starts refusing to pay their taxes and not afraid of being thrown to jail what can the government do? jailing everyone? When people violate certain law that they disagree with in public and repeat it again and again despite whatever penalties the govt is on the weak side. The point of having law is to have a deterrence effect supposedly for the common good of society but we all know that in many countries the law has been abused to protect dictatorial regime.

Social defiance. If the disagreed law bans public gathering then do exactly that, if the disagreed law bans libel make fun of the law to humiliate the law despite whatever penalty. Don't pay the fine. Do the jail time. Repeat it all the time.

Of course the question is not whether it is possible but whether the cause is worth your time and sacrifice.