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US Air Force to Test Hi-Tech Weapons on Americans?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the people-for-the-ethical-treatment-of-americans dept.

GayBliss writes to tell us CNN.com has an article about how the US Air Force secretary proposes testing new 'non-lethal' weapons on American citizens before deploying them to the battlefield. New weapons like a high-power microwave device are designed to incapacitate people or sometimes even electronic devices. From the article: "The object is basically public relations. Domestic use would make it easier to avoid questions from others about possible safety considerations, said Secretary Michael Wynne."

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  1. Wait a Second by neonprimetime · · Score: 0, Troll

    "If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation"

    Shouldn't we have more concern for our fellow American citizens than those who we're at war against? This guy is definetely screwed up in the head. I would much more prefer we test it on lab rats or non-americans first.

  2. you're asking the wrong question by User+956 · · Score: 0, Troll

    The question you should be asking is "Why is the Military being used for civillian law enforcment?"

    Citizen, it sounds like you need to be sent to the Ministry of Love for re-education. The question you should be asking is "Why isn't the military being used for civilian law enforcement all the time?"

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  3. Go Ahead... by GmAz · · Score: 0, Troll

    Go ahead and use them on me. Then I will sue and never ever have to work another day in my life because I will sue the government for billions. Taxes, what taxes. I will never pay taxes again either because I will make sure thats part of my lawsuit. If they want to test it, test it on themselves. I am sure that there are enough stupid army drones they are willing to put infront of a canon to "ensure american defense".

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  4. Re:I don't usually agree with the Cowards, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Most police officers are decent, hard-working people and should be shown the respect they deserve

    Cops come in 4 types:

    Type 1: Cops who commit crimes.

    Type 2: Cops who do NOT commit crimes themselves, but know that others do, and do nothing about it.

    Type 3: Cops too stupid or naive to relize there are Type 1 and 2 cops.

    Type 4: Serpico.

    To sum up: all cops fall into the following catagories: Criminals, just-as-bad-as-criminals, stupid, and Good-but-forced-to-retire.

  5. Re:How about by optiknerv · · Score: 0, Troll

    Good idea. They should try out their bullets the same way.