MEDUSA: Microwave crowd-control raygun

[Tim Strzechowski]

And you people laughed when I walked around with my aluminum foil hat ...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com>
To: "Dave Monroe" <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
Cc: "P-list" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: MEDUSA: Microwave crowd-control raygun


> They're also developing a non-lethal burning-sensation microwave gun.
> Same incapacitating intent.  And just think how taser-happy (also
> supposedly "non-lethal") the cops are now...
>
> The only recourse is for citizens to start carrying their own
> non-lethal weapons, or to develop shields against them.  Or just
> outlaw their domestic law-enforcement use.
>
> David Morris
>
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> July 18, 2008
>>
>> As part of the U.S. Navy's investigation into futuristic nonlethal
>> weaponry, the Sierra Nevada Corporation  is building a Microwave
>> energy pulse gun that can produce a painful screaming sound inside a
>> person's head from a long distance away. The inescapable sound, which
>> is inaudible to untargeted bystanders, can be set to irritate,
>> nauseate or even incapacitate people and animals that lie within
>> range. Future applications may include crowd control, military use and
>> even shopping mall security, provided it proves safe from permanent
>> side effects. The science behind it also has the potential to give
>> hearing to certain deaf people, or even projecting voices into
>> peoples' heads....
>>
>> http://www.gizmag.com/medusa-microwave-crowd-control-raygun/9605/
>>