As governments and their corporate masters quake in their designer shoes over the masses unwillingness to just lie down and just take it new means of "non-lethal" suppression are sought out. Yes, fear is the mother of invention and oppression.
British firm has developed a "non-lethal" laser weapon shaped like a rifle which is meant to temporarily blind protesters or those engaged in other forms of civil disruption.
British firm has developed a "non-lethal" laser weapon shaped like a rifle which is meant to temporarily blind protesters or those engaged in other forms of civil disruption.
The laser, resembling a rifle and known as an SMU 100, can dazzle and incapacitate targets up to 500m away with a wall of light up to three metres squared. It costs £25,000 and has an infrared scope to spot looters in poor visibility.
Looking at the intense beam causes a short-lived effect similar to staring at the sun, forcing the target to turn away.
"The system would give police an intimidating visual deterrent. If you can't look at something you can't attack it," said Paul Kerr, the firm's managing director, told The Sunday Times.
"If police spot someone trying to do something untoward, painting them with this would certainly make them think twice about it," he said
Not that lasers could actually burn out the retinas and corneas of the those the weapon is used against causing permeate blindness. But, hey its all for the greater good of keeping the populace under control so that your corporate and government masters can feel secure knowing they will always be in charge.
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