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Electromagnetic Pulse Gun To Help In Police Chases
adeelarshad82 writes "In an attempt to put an end to dangerous, high-speed police chases, scientists at Eureka Aerospace have developed an electromagnetic pulse gun called the High Power Electromagnetic System, or HPEMS. It develops a high-intensity directed pulse of electricity designed to disable a car's microprocessor system, shutting down all of its systems. Right now the prototype seen in a video fills an entire lab, but they have plans to shrink its size to hand-held proportions. Some form of this is already featured in OnStar-equipped vehicles though the electromagnetic signal used to disable the vehicle is beamed via satellite, and doesn't cripple the in-car computer, but rather puts it into a mode that allows police to easily catch and then stop the fleeing criminal."
That whole “doesn’t kill” idea, is just *wrong*.
As if killing would be the worst case possible.
It’s not. By far.
There are much worse things.
Like becoming a drooling retard in a wheelchair, after the needle shocked right into your spinal nerves!
I’d rather be shot.
Besides: Contrary to popular belief, gun shots do not have to be lethal at all!
A small bullet in a leg muscle is far less bad than a taser in your central nervous system.
Of course there are even less bad systems. A couple of ropes, around the legs. A net thrown over someone. Foam that gets hard.
All simple, non lethal, not even painful, methods to stop someone quickly and effectively.
There are thousands of methods.
I’ll go out and say, that the only reason, tasers are more popular, is that it satisfies the perverse sadistic needs of the average cop / security guy / blackwater murderer / soldier. You know. Those types that don’t do it to do good, but because of the“fun” of legally hurting others. Those types that pull every good cop into their dirt.
Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
If the EMP Gun is a worry for you....
Then slow the fuck down and stop driving like an teenage idiot!
-- I have a private email server in my basement.
loss of power steering / brakes can be very bad that is why stop sicks are better.