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Police to test laser that 'blinds rioters'

youthiswasted:

A row of British police riot officers in front of a fire in the street

‘The technology, developed by a former Royal Marine commando, temporarily impairs the vision of anyone who looks towards the source.

It has impressed a division of the Home Office which is testing a new range of devices because of the growing number of violent situations facing the police. The developer, British-based Photonic Security Systems, hopes to offer the device to shipping companies to deter pirates. Similar devices have been used by ISAF troops in Afghanistan to protect convoys from insurgents.

The laser, resembling a rifle and known as an SMU 100, can dazzle and incapacitate targets up to 500m away with a wall of light up to three metres squared. It costs £25,000 and has an infrared scope to spot looters in poor visibility.’

(Source: anti-propaganda, via smallrevolutionary)

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    “Other technology being studied includes ‘wireless electronic interceptors’ that can be fired a greater distance than...
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    “…because of the growing number of violent situations facing the police.” uhhh hi the police are the ones causing the...
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    And as if LRAD wasn’t overkill…
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    Here come the Men in Black…
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    Well, this is for the UK, in case something like the London riots happens again… but it’s still not good at all.
  26. mayra-quijotesca reblogged this from youthiswasted and added:
    Oh fuck. This is the last—no. This is not the last thing we need. THIS SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ON THE LIST.
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    ‘The technology, developed by a former Royal Marine commando, temporarily impairs the vision of anyone who looks towards...
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    First the LRAD now this. Lovely.
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    Fuck.