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Re:US Military Scientists Generate Voices Remotely via Laser by kosei on Saturday March 24, 2018 @10:11PM (#16670267)
The idea of sending the sound of gunfire into a peaceful rally with armed cops nearby is frightening.
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Re:US Military Scientists Generate Voices Remotely via Laser by partiallypro on Sunday March 25, 2018 @01:04AM (#16670856)
How so? It can already be done with anything, like a firecracker. Cops at protests are use to it loud noises. I'm not saying cops are good or bad, just that I don't see how this in particular is all that troubling. Cops aren't generally (in the West) going to fire live ammunition into an open crowd. Generally they will use rubber bullets or things that disperse the crowd.
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Re:US Military Scientists Generate Voices Remotely via Laser by scentoni on Sunday March 25, 2018 @03:07AM (#16671129)
What happens when 3 cops know it and 10 cops don’t? Warrior mentality + sudden noises = dead civilians, particularly PoC
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Re:US Military Scientists Generate Voices Remotely via Laser by pavs on Sunday March 25, 2018 @02:10AM (#16671008)
What happens when a third party does it?
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Re:US Military Scientists Generate Voices Remotely via Laser by kosei on Sunday March 25, 2018 @03:44PM (#16674120)
A firecracker also requires actually being in the audience and taking the risk of being shot.
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