The primary fear is the misuse of microwave telemetry which was developed and used by the KGB.
Using the google search engine enter the words Johns Hopkins Non-Lethal Weapons conference Janet Reno Washington Post. This will give you all the reasons you need. Another good point to ponder is the mentality of the police. They want to control a situation as quickly as possible while at the same time protecting themselves. A good cop will use his head before he uses force; there aren't to many of these cops left. As Non-Lethal weapons
technology is transferred from the military to civillian law enforcement, you will see the police using these weapons anytime it's convenient
irregardless of need. It's easier to just zap someone with an ion ray gun or taser or psychotronic weapons than actually atempting to engage them intellectually. The first abuses will
be directed at the homeless because they have no way of hiring an attorney to protest such action legally. Then over time use would spread eventually becoming department policy thus insulating individual officers from prosecution.
A classic example of this is the murder of Charles Bush in Las Vegas instead of the cops who killed him being tried for murder, the "CHOKEHOLD"
was put on trial instead.
And while the officers were dismissed from the force they never served a day in jail!!!!!
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The primary fear is the misuse of microwave telemetry which was developed and used by the KGB. Using the google search engine enter the words Johns Hopkins Non-Lethal Weapons conference Janet Reno Washington Post. This will give you all the reasons you need. Another good point to ponder is the mentality of the police. They want to control a situation as quickly as possible while at the same time protecting themselves. A good cop will use his head before he uses force; there aren't to many of these cops left. As Non-Lethal weapons technology is transferred from the military to civillian law enforcement, you will see the police using these weapons anytime it's convenient irregardless of need. It's easier to just zap someone with an ion ray gun or taser or psychotronic weapons than actually atempting to engage them intellectually. The first abuses will be directed at the homeless because they have no way of hiring an attorney to protest such action legally. Then over time use would spread eventually becoming department policy thus insulating individual officers from prosecution. A classic example of this is the murder of Charles Bush in Las Vegas instead of the cops who killed him being tried for murder, the "CHOKEHOLD" was put on trial instead. And while the officers were dismissed from the force they never served a day in jail!!!!!