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The LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device) was used for the first time in the USA in Pittsburgh during the time of G20 summit on September 24-25th, 2009 * https://w
by defrost 2y ago
The LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device) was used for the first time in the USA in Pittsburgh during the time of G20 summit on September 24-25th, 2009
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSMyY3_dmrM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSMyY3_dmrM
The city of Pittsburgh has agreed to pay more than $200,000 to settle two cases stemming from the actions of the city during the September 2009 G-20 Summit, including $72,000 to Karen Piper, a bystander who suffered permanent hearing loss after Pittsburgh police deployed a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) on a neighborhood street.
* https://www.aclupa.org/en/press-releases/city-pittsburgh-settles-g-20-lawsuits https://www.aclupa.org/en/press-releases/city-pittsburgh-set...
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