Hummmm...not for war purposes but for domestic purposes? Why am I not surprised.

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[ March 03, 2005, 12:37 PM: Message edited by: bobby78751 ]

Hey, it can be used for torture! Sounds like this one is right up the GOP's alley! They should be dancing in the streets...more pain inflicted on innocent civilians! America...what a country!

Thanks for the link. They printed enough so we can figure out the technology. Until then, position yourself in between the Hummers and let them "friendly EMP" each other

"Tests on animals showed it produced "pain and temporary paralysis"."

I guess that means Bill Frist must be on board.
Too bad they didnt test it out on Rumsfeld.

You know, this thing is called a Pulsed Energy Projectile weapon. How long until they give it the so-happy name of a PEP vehicle?

Actually, speaking as a lawyer who deals with correctional law matters daily, this WOULD be an improvement over firing rubber bullets, wooden blocks, TASERS or any of the other devices needed to quell prison riots. Prisons are VERY dangerous places - usually by the inmates' own making - so don't judge them from a distance until you've gone inside and felt the pain they provide up close.

Does US Military get involved in prison riots? This story does not mention prison riots. It does mention riots but I think they mean street riots. Then, there is the mention of protesters. This PEP machine is nothing but bad news.

Actually, Attica (NY) is an example of the military being sent in to quell a major prison riot, most of which, thankfully, are put down by correctional staff. The term "riot" as used here is certainly broad enough to embrace prison riots. Believe me, you would not want to be anywhere NEAR one, let alone in one; they are horrifying!

Imagine the hijinks if it falls into the wrong hands. You could walk around like a comic book villain inflicting pain from afar. What fun!

It's not idiotic to try come up with new non-lethal weapons. I've heard that non-lethal weapons development is so hot right now.

Yeah, I think a lot of them are being used on some military base in...oh, where is it...oh, yeah, in Cuba.

I'm picturing you being given the task to come up with a way to subdue a prison riot, and you saying, "Cotton balls. Lots and lots of cotton balls."

Oh, you're a lawyer? Who knew?
You know, Star Jones is a lawyer too.

"I'm Starr Jones and I'm a lawyah!"

Individuals vary. The setting for one person will likely kill another with a systemic nervous disorder. So the weapon would have to be set for the lowest common denominator to avoid wrongful death suits. So there is a really good chance the weapon would be ineffective in dispersing legally gathered demonstrators. I guess the police will just have to go back to having plain clothes officers drive motorcycles into the crowd of bystanders. Because as we have been shown, democracy and security are only for Republicans.

Hmm...the same folks that schrapnel bomb women and children in Iraqnam and Afghanistan, do the Kosovo thing, the Rodney King things, are the same folks that will have this technology at their fingertips.

Wrap your self in high-explosives. Fill your back-pack with spent uranium. Carry some hydrogen isotopes in your rioting fist. Let them use their latest technology. Do not worry your days are numbered anyway. You will not feel a thing as a nuclear chain reaction is milliseconds faster than your consciousness. :cool:

It's okay if Bobby wants to play lawyer or MIB judge. I'll play Nuclear Physicist.

Who are the people on your message board? People that post everyday almost. People that you read each day.

I'll leave the laywer playing to TomFord. I'd never want to be a lawyer.

I always wanted to play (the role clever) myself. I just haven't been up to it lately

Actually, I've always wanted to be Vanna White. Sure, I don't have the long blonde hair, but hey, isn't that what wigs are for? By the way, I DO have the legs.