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We should probably be more worried about the non-lethal weapons that can be used to effect control and compliance — like the mobility denial and active denial s
by noblethrasher 12y ago
We should probably be more worried about the non-lethal weapons that can be used to effect control and compliance — like the mobility denial and active denial systems.
At least firehoses, dogs, and guns have a chance of illiciting sympathy from onlookers (e.g. the international community). Protesters on a big slip-n-slide will probably just end up on /r/funny.
- oftenwrong 12y agoEspecially because "non-lethal" is a misnomer. For example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Victoria_Snelgrove https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Victoria_Snelgrove and all of the people killed by tasers.