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Galaki on 13 December 2011

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UK Police Will Squash Rioters by Blinding Them…With Lasers

Paranoid about future unrest after this summer's riots in the UK, the British went and developed a laser rifle which can project a wall of light and temporarily blind a pack of rioters.

According to the UK Telegraph getting blasted with the Orwellian light is akin to staring at the sun.

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.

From a tech perspective, this sounds awesome. But, um, from a human perspective, this is a tool which could be potentially misused in a variety of ways. I wouldn't be shocked if we hear about some power-crazed cop going a little too far with this thing. [The Telegraph]

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forest-spirit on 13 December 2011

Awsome! I'll see if someone can steal one for me!



Dr.Grass on 13 December 2011

This sounds a little wacky.



radishhead on 13 December 2011

Remember after the riots I made a thread asking what you think the future of riot deterrent would be? This is the answer :P I don't think that anybody guessed this though :o

I think it looks amazing



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Faxanadu on 13 December 2011

So what are the lasting injuries of this one?



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miz1q2w3e on 13 December 2011

This is just awful, what if they cause permanent damage?



Galaki on 13 December 2011
Faxanadu said:
So what are the lasting injuries of this one?

It won't kill you or your lungs. It might blind you, though...



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Faxanadu on 13 December 2011
Galaki said:
Faxanadu said:
So what are the lasting injuries of this one?

It won't kill you or your lungs. It might blind you, though...

Lucky us. Eyesight is so overrated.



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Spedfrom on 13 December 2011
Faxanadu said:
So what are the lasting injuries of this one?


Diminished eyesight at best, blindness at worst.



Silver-Tiger on 13 December 2011
radishhead said:
Remember after the riots I made a thread asking what you think the future of riot deterrent would be? This is the answer :P I don't think that anybody guessed this though :o

I think it looks amazing


I remember this thread! You posted this huge microwave machine which creates pain, right?



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