Maximum pain is aim of new US weapon

New Scientist ^ | 3/2/05 | David Hambling

[LibWhacker]

Let the hand wringing begin.

[thag]

Works for me. I see a broader application on the S&M market....yowch....

[processing please hold]

I heard about this some time back. I liked it then and like it now. If they are rampaging through our streets causing mayhem and destruction, let 'em have it.

[elephantlips]

Gun control; no weapons; everybody should be nice to each other! What kind of morons can live a life on this earth and be so naive? They, these morons, got angry at the Kent State debacle. They got angry when rubber bullets were utilized. Now, they're angry about a non-leathal riot control method. Meanwhile, the rest of the world who hates us can do anything to us and it's alright. After all, we're the bad guys. Has all logic disappeared?

[Soul Seeker]

Cool.

The U.S. military keeps up the good work.

[Perdogg]

Deadlist weapon of all:

[Tench_Coxe]

Perhaps John Tritor was right.

[Tench_Coxe]

Oops. That's John Titor.

[Phsstpok]

OK with me. Kill them instead.

[WideGlide]

Screw it. Just go back to the tumbling .223 and the humane effects of a kiss from a full metal jacket AR-16 friendship gift.

[Vicomte13]

To clear rioters, a whiff of grapeshot works nicely.

[ROTB]

>"It could be used for torture," he says, "the [researchers]
>must be aware of this."

So could Communism, but where is the outcry from the left over *that*?

[HP8753]

Set Phasers on stun !!

[JeffersonRepublic.com]

"But pain researchers are furious that work aimed at controlling pain has been used to develop a weapon. And they fear that the technology will be used for torture."

Sounds like it will work better then dressing terrorists in women's underwear, Plus, with technology like this you could play all kinds of mind games with them. They'll be point out bin laden in no time.

Holtz
JeffersonRepublic.com

[SteveMcKing]

It's OK to tear them in half with a rifle shot, but don't hurt them with this prototype "pain" gun...

[EternalHope]

Lemme see now...

If we get 'em to stop by making 'em hurt, that's worse than havin' to kill 'em instead?

I'm jest a country boy a course, but I cain't quite figure this out...

[kennedy]

Even if the use of temporary severe pain can be justified as a restraining measure, which I do not believe it can, the long-term physical and psychological effects are unknown.

Yes, it is much preferable for the military to only have the option to blow people up.

[Deb]

They rejected the "Tickle Bomb".

[DrGunsforHands]

Anyone ever read "Heretics of Dune"? They used something like this in that. It's what caused Teg (Duncan's guardian) to develop superspeed. We should go with the heat beams like in the Left Behind books.

[t_skoz]

something tells me you guys will be interested in reading this...


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