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Homeland Security Funds LED Light That Blinds, Disorients
katzmeow writes "Ryand Singel's Wired blog notes that Homeland security has developed an LED flashlight that uses 'powerful flashes of light to temporarily blind, disorient and incapacitate people.' The idea is to use it to incapacitate people — 'arrest them' — on airlines, borders, etc. without using traditional weapons.
The company's president Bob Lieberman says the tool is perfect for confronting 'border jumpers.'
'You don't want to hurt or kill them, just take them into custody,' says Lieberman. 'With this, they don't need to know English to comply.' The 'light saber' can even be scaled up to bazooka size for subduing crowds."
that this will never get into the wrong hands. Oh, wait.
Right! They'll never suspect a thing if i walk into the airport with welder goggles on. Never i say!
Yes, it would work, but it wouldn't have much effect on the victim.
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"Of course there are precautions that can be used against this weapon, propper googles should do it, but not everyone will have them."
:)
You certainly can find all manner of amazingly useful things on google these days
which is totally what she said
... there's nothing to see here.
We're glad you asked. Mirrors will soon be banned for private use by the "Anti-Terrorism Mirror" amendment to the Patriot Act this fall.
"With this, they don't need to know English to comply"
My word sir, you Yankees are becoming more like the true heirs to the British Empire as every day passes! Well said sir, Johnny Foreigner is a semi-savage, and can't speak a word of the King's English (or President, or whatever you colonists have these days). Don't be fooled by his suit, you'll find it's a cheap imitation and close examination will prove that the buttons on the cuffs are fake and the pockets have been cut at the wrong angle. Shine a torch in their faces, and shout in God's own language NICE and LOUD and SLOWLY. They'll understand then, by George!
Let me be the first to say
The GOGGLES THEY DO NOTHING!!!!
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
- Winston Churchill
can you run Linux on it?
yes, but it would have to be a light distribution.
upon the advice of my lawyer, i have no sig at this time
But they ALREADY have an LCD that blinds and confuses.
It's called "Cable Television".
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