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Re:Audio Engineers Built a Shield to Deflect Police Sound Ca... by rectang on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @12:09PM (#23478711)
I wonder if inflicting permanent disability without leaving any obvious physical traces on people that the police see as their adversaries is in fact part of what makes these devices attractive.
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Re:Audio Engineers Built a Shield to Deflect Police Sound Ca... by josefx on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @01:00PM (#23479371)
Similar to lethal injection, which looks more civilized than a bloody decapitation on the surface but can cause a slow and agonizing death to a completely paralyzed target?
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Re:Audio Engineers Built a Shield to Deflect Police Sound Ca... by DenisM on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @02:14PM (#23480280)
Are you saying that the police prefer dealing out permanent damage over non-permanent damage?
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Re:Audio Engineers Built a Shield to Deflect Police Sound Ca... by voxic11 on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @02:59PM (#23480748)
No he is saying the police have no reason to prefer one to the other if the effects are hidden.
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Re:Audio Engineers Built a Shield to Deflect Police Sound Ca... by Novukus on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @04:51PM (#23481964)
Considering how rampant racism is in law enforcement (not even just in the US) as well as recent events in the US, I would actually say yes. It's "righteous punishment" for not submitting to the law (where law generally means whatever cops want you to do) and cops seem to enjoy that sort of thing.
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