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New "Laser" Weapon Debuts in LA County Jail
NBC Los Angeles ^ | John Adams

Posted on 08/23/2010 7:46:34 AM PDT by mrmeyer

Guards at the Los Angeles County jail complex in Castaic will start using a newfangled weapon that produces a deep burning sensation -- which is not to be confused with a “warm fuzzy feeling” -- in whomever it is aimed at.

The 7 1/2-foot-tall “Assault Intervention Device,” which sheriff's deputies demonstrated Friday at the Pitchess Detention Center, emits an invisible beam that causes an unbearable sensation, reported the Daily News.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbclosangeles.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Science
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; laser; weapon
Any guess on how soon these will be used in the streets for crowd control?
1 posted on 08/23/2010 7:46:36 AM PDT by mrmeyer
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"...Any guess on how soon these will be used in the streets for crowd control?..."

Years ago, depending on whose streets you mean.

2 posted on 08/23/2010 7:51:17 AM PDT by conservativeharleyguy (Democrats: Over 60 million fooled daily!)
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Any guess on how soon these will be used in the streets for crowd control?

November, right after the commies steal the elections.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

3 posted on 08/23/2010 7:54:10 AM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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Why can’t we mount these on the border?


4 posted on 08/23/2010 7:54:13 AM PDT by goseminoles
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"a newfangled weapon that produces a deep burning sensation "

That's what this stuff will do if you use it wrong.


5 posted on 08/23/2010 7:56:24 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: mrmeyer

There was a story here on FR several months back that mentioned the use of something like this in San Diego (IIRC). I’ll see if I can find it.


6 posted on 08/23/2010 8:07:22 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Liberal Logic: Mandatory health insurance is constitutional - enforcing immigration law is not.)
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maybe they will test it on code pink.


7 posted on 08/23/2010 8:10:01 AM PDT by isom35
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Great. Unions now have “LASERS”.

“.. dubbed the ‘Alan Parson’s Project’”


8 posted on 08/23/2010 8:12:04 AM PDT by Celerity
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newfangled weapon

Technical term?

These dadgum reporters are so good with big, new words.

9 posted on 08/23/2010 8:14:52 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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a deep burning sensation

I had this once.

A trip to the doctor cleared it right up.

10 posted on 08/23/2010 8:29:27 AM PDT by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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LOL.


11 posted on 08/23/2010 8:30:06 AM PDT by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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Not satisfied with tasering 85 year old women now they will have a new toy to pñay with.


12 posted on 08/23/2010 8:30:42 AM PDT by Americanexpat
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Very nice, especially considering that I live about a mile from it.

I can remember a couple of times when the sheriff cars drove by telling us to lock our doors after some of America’s finest had escaped.

I’ve actually been inside the place (as a visitor), it was a working ranch/farm with cattle at one time. They changed the name from Honor Rancho to Detention Center. I guess because it was an honor to stay there?

The area where they kept the cattle is now used by a sod farm.

The most surprising thing I saw while driving around was a sign pointing toward the dog grooming area. I’m not sure if they still use those facilities.


13 posted on 08/23/2010 8:32:24 AM PDT by waus (FUBO UFCMF, Just in case I stuttered, FUBO)
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..... that produces a deep burning sensation

Here, this should help with that


14 posted on 08/23/2010 8:37:16 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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I think the reporter got it wrong, sounds like the active area denial system, a microwave based system.


15 posted on 08/23/2010 8:39:26 AM PDT by waynesa98
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sounds like a Dalek to me... where’s the Doctor?


16 posted on 08/23/2010 10:53:58 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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but the risk of cancer is low, right?!


17 posted on 08/23/2010 12:03:23 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Those who support the construction of the WTC mosque oppose Christian missionaries working abroad.)
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To: mrmeyer
Newfangled?


18 posted on 08/23/2010 2:15:50 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: mrmeyer

Any guess how soon inmates will receive cakes with mirrors in them?


19 posted on 08/23/2010 7:14:21 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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