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harmonics writes "This is absolutely hysterical, it seems a "No-Contact Jacket" has been developed for women by MIT. This thing carries enough voltage to knock you on your duff (80,000 volts), and is decently stylish too. Now to find out how I can get my wife one. Just don't wear it in the rain!" The real question is whether the submitter knew the origin and full meaning of the word "hysterical".
Yes, but women are far too nice for that.
The jacket is designed for women only. Its small size and narrow armholes are intended to prevent men from using it as an offensive weapon. Whiton conceded that women could use it offensively, and that it would be hard for police to arrest anyone wearing one.
Men on the other hand, can't be trusted. Yet this isn't sexist somehow?
They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty nor security
Did you even read the article??
The jacket has to be unlocked and charged up by holding down a button before it can harm anyone. That takes care of your automatic discharge. Add to that the *visible* arcs of electricity and the loud buzzing noise associated with said arcs, and I think that pretty much covers any sort of warning required by law.
---- El diablo esta en mis pantalones! Mire, mire!
No you can only use as much force as is necessary to protect your own life. You cant murder someone to stop him from carrying off your TV.
If the burglar enters your home armed (most dont - 'rob a house with gun in hand, get 10 to 20 in the can'), all bets are off. Then its self defense.
It's generally a case by case thing, but it make sense. Burglar or not, a human life is worth more than your piggy bank or xbox.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
Male sexism is present all over the place.
In Seattle, there are billboards done by Dodge announcing "Gets more done than most husbands".
Can you imagine if someone went up there and replaced "husbands" with "wives"? There'd be such a HUGE backlash.
Of course, women have been and still are discriminated and such due to their sex, but it's less so all the time. However, this sort of thing only serves to spread the gap (pun not intended).