Riot Control Ray-Gun for Use in Iraq

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 20, 2005 @06:08PM from the not-just-for-popcorn dept.

team99parody writes "An 'Active Denial System' weapon that 'fires a 95GHz microwave beam at rioters to cause heating and intolerable pain in less than five seconds' is scheduled for service in Iraq in 2006 according to CNET and the print version of New Scientist. It was recently tested on people playing the part of rioters at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico where they asked the subjects to remove glass and contact lenses to protect their eyes. Hopefully real rioters will get the same courtesy. Police and the Marines are working on portable versions. Sandia Labs also has a nice writeup on this system with pictures of smaller versions of the weapon."

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Coming soon to college campuses by Fastball · 2005-07-20 19:10 · Score: 1, Troll

Every time I read about students rioting on college campuses when their respective athletic teams win something, I always wish there was a way to effectively (and entertainly to me) suppress them. Best idea I could come up with was a pepper bomb. Now this.

Beautiful.