Pittsburgh Police Challenged over Use of Sound Cannons

[Mark Bassett]

Not that this is inspirational, but it's sound related and distressing.

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/2/p ... ver_use_of

JUAN GONZALEZ: And what about this sound cannon? The company that manufactures it, American Technology Corporation of San Diego, calls it the Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD. How exactly does it operate? And what is the sound that it makes?

BILL QUIGLEY: Well, we were—I was in a group of people that were coming down a hill, and all of a sudden the police backed up this huge black truck. And on the back of the truck was a great big black device. We didn’t know what it was. And they said, “You either leave, or we’re not responsible for any injuries that occur to you at this point.â€

[13thbeach]

I wonder how long it takes before be!@#$%^& release one, "Just as good but only alot cheaper!!"

[heathen]

It would have been better called LARD, I'm sure next time they'll come armed with earplugs.

[Adam]

for the next protest couldnt the protest group build one with exactly the same specs, but with the 180 degree phase button engaged? Ha !

[chris p]

Kate Bush Experiment IV - she's always been a bit visionary

[Linear]

I don't want to sound 'french' or anything, but it was only a matter of time before 'terrorism' laws were used against civilians in a manner contrary to their original intention. there are literally hundreds of examples where a heavy-handed government has used terrorism legislation unfairly (especially in the UK, it's becoming a police state).

a good example here was that fruitcake in Darwin bombing the insurance office because of a rejected claim - I didn't hear the final outcome but the police were considering using anti-terrorism laws against him. now, he deserves all he gets but I don't think that lawmakers had this sort of guy in mind (particularly after 9/11) when drafting their legislation, nor should they have either.

next step for this sort of 'technology' would be designing lasers that affect eyesight. not too disimilar in my opinion (particularly for the enemies).

Interestingly enough, when I was a young'n I did work experience for AWA defence industries in Adelaide. I helped put together a night vision tank sight, to aid and facilitate killing and/or wounding. Made my decision to quit engineering an easy one... ;-0

Chris

[DwaneHollands]

I don't want to sound 'french' or anything, but it was only a matter of time before 'terrorism' laws were used against civilians in a manner contrary to their original intention.

OK, this is going to stir up a big storm or argument..maybe those laws are actually being used just the way they were designed ; ) Tyranny 101. Change the laws so that if anyone opposes you, you can lawfully dispose of them.

[Linear]

OK, this is going to stir up a big storm or argument..maybe those laws are actually being used just the way they were designed ; ) Tyranny 101. Change the laws so that if anyone opposes you, you can lawfully dispose of them.

Ha. Does that mean that the west becoming more like North Korea? Or Iran? Orwell would be turning in his grave...

[DwaneHollands]

OK, this is going to stir up a big storm or argument..maybe those laws are actually being used just the way they were designed ; ) Tyranny 101. Change the laws so that if anyone opposes you, you can lawfully dispose of them.

Ha. Does that mean that the west becoming more like North Korea? Or Iran? Orwell would be turning in his grave...

ha ha! Maybe. I'd love to know what he would think about the west today.

[Chris H]

Any political system where the checks and balances do not work effectively or are eroded, will inevitably head in this direction.

[chris p]

Aren't these also used by both sides (whalers and protesters) in the Great Southern Ocean kerfuffles? You can hear them at work in the various batboat ramming vids. Its not just governments that use sound as a weapon (in non-Cat Empire ways).

[Chinagraf]

"Stop using sound as a weapon"
I think that was a Pat Benatar song..

[jkhuri44]

pff, who needs sound canons...just rock up to a gig when im DJing, more than enough sonic terror there...

[Kurt]

DJ'ing is almost as musical as pressing the "KILL" button on a sonic cannon too ;)

pff, who needs sound canons...just rock up to a gig when im DJing, more than enough sonic terror there...

[13thbeach]

DJ'ing is almost as musical as pressing the "KILL" button on a sonic cannon too ;)

pff, who needs sound canons...just rock up to a gig when im DJing, more than enough sonic terror there...

Haha! classic.

[rick]

newsflash :

jamil k - young sydney man of palenstinian descent arrested today at eastwood train station for suspected acts of sonic terrorism .
jamils lawyer refused to comment other then to say "it was a fuckin ipod with a cool sticker on it you stupid fuckwits !"
"it was not a bomb ! i repeat it was not a bomb - cant a man put a sticker on an ipod in this country !"

jamil is currently being held without trial in the newly created lithgow sonic terrorist compound.
he is unavailable for comment at this time .

[heathen]

Damn Rick I wish I did'nt read that with a mouthfull of coffee, so does my computer. :)

Come to think of it with these stupid fukwitz running our once fine country it seems we probably won't be able to put a fuking sticker on a F@#$ing ipod and boogie on at a train station without attracting the TRG.

Poor JK they probably have him in a 140db chirping cell with flashing lasers and crazy strobe lights programmed out of time with the music, ha little do they know he will probably enjoy it and pretend he's at a rave.

[jkhuri44]

newsflash :

jamil k - young sydney man of palenstinian descent arrested today at eastwood train station for suspected acts of sonic terrorism .
jamils lawyer refused to comment other then to say "it was a fuckin ipod with a cool sticker on it you stupid fuckwits !"
"it was not a bomb ! i repeat it was not a bomb - cant a man put a sticker on an ipod in this country !"

jamil is currently being held without trial in the newly created lithgow sonic terrorist compound.
he is unavailable for comment at this time .

im more of a laptop sonic terrorist :P ipod djing is definately a step down!