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more on Police test hi-tech zapper that could end car chases
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 07:43:38 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: July 12, 2004 8:36:43 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex comSubject: Re: [IP] more on Police test hi-tech zapper that could end car chases
From: EEkid () aol com Date: July 12, 2004 7:07:58 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] Police test hi-tech zapper that could end car chases
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He explained that the high energy microwave pulse can and does cause injury to human eye tissue, and the nervous system. Despite this well known fact, he said they were determined to make this product available to law enforcement. In his exact words "the thing really messes up anyone it's pointed at"
Dave, one can just imagine the "interesting" times ahead when the fun-loving
general public gets hold of such devices. A gadget that "really messespeople up" from a significant distance? Oh sure, we'll be told that they will only be sold to legit law enforcement entities. But we all know there will be abuses by some of those entities, not to mention accidents. And how long will it be before these units turn up on the black market, or people start building their own. One can just imagine a couple of sickos working
their way down the street zapping people left and right with impunity, laughing all the way home. All this to stop vehicles in chases, eh? Sure enough, those chases are horribly dangerous. But many of them are also unnecessary in the firstplace, putting innocent people's lives at risk to catch a couple of kids who
stole a car, for example.Perhaps companies who might want to market such devices should be required
to test them first on their own executives. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () privacyforum org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/laurenCo-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
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