Any technology can be put to destructive use (passanger airplanes). However, What this author (and seemingly others, who have posted here) has already done should be grounds for criminal prosecution. One thing to have a sign at the front of the museum saying "Understand that if you stand within 5 ft. of an exhibit you will be recieving ultrasonic waves which will vibrate your body to create an audible description of the work..." Quite another to harass passers-by with random noise without explanation.
I hope the creator gets his mansion taken away.
Just like hitting somone over the head with a bat does.
Hopefully the law will step in and liability of owenrship/production of such devices will curtail abuse.
But that won't keep it out of the hands of the cops/shock troops...
Agreed it could be put to some great uses. But as the creator and others (posting here) have proven, it's far more likely to be used as a weapon than as an aid. I'll be learning everything I can about it to come up with a counter.
"It's really fun to aim it out the window of our building at people passing below..."
Laugh it up next time you get poisoned.
See my post on assault.
ferra....
How would this be different than, oh say, someone lacing something in the pulbic domain with LSD (it probably won't kill anybody outright, it's undetectable, disorients users.)
Seems like good old Orwelian terrorism.
(Terrorism (from Webters): Systematic use of terror (cause of extreme anxiety) especially as a means of coercion.)
If there are any lawyers reading this - do us a favor and find the people this twerp has harrased and get a class action going.
Ditto the post on finding countermeasures, and fast.
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Too bad you didn't do time.
Any technology can be put to destructive use (passanger airplanes). However, What this author (and seemingly others, who have posted here) has already done should be grounds for criminal prosecution. One thing to have a sign at the front of the museum saying "Understand that if you stand within 5 ft. of an exhibit you will be recieving ultrasonic waves which will vibrate your body to create an audible description of the work..." Quite another to harass passers-by with random noise without explanation. I hope the creator gets his mansion taken away.
Just like hitting somone over the head with a bat does. Hopefully the law will step in and liability of owenrship/production of such devices will curtail abuse. But that won't keep it out of the hands of the cops/shock troops...
Yeah, except he doesn't have the courage to at least face his victims - a little different than being obnoxious to somebody's face.
Agreed it could be put to some great uses. But as the creator and others (posting here) have proven, it's far more likely to be used as a weapon than as an aid. I'll be learning everything I can about it to come up with a counter.
"It's really fun to aim it out the window of our building at people passing below..." Laugh it up next time you get poisoned. See my post on assault. ferra....
Unbelievable that "personal countermeasures" are going to be required just to walk down the street!
How would this be different than, oh say, someone lacing something in the pulbic domain with LSD (it probably won't kill anybody outright, it's undetectable, disorients users.) Seems like good old Orwelian terrorism. (Terrorism (from Webters): Systematic use of terror (cause of extreme anxiety) especially as a means of coercion.) If there are any lawyers reading this - do us a favor and find the people this twerp has harrased and get a class action going. Ditto the post on finding countermeasures, and fast.