kaini Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2009/sep/25/sonic-cannon-g20-pittsburgh stick a break behind it and fire up your 303 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 The police like it because the damage is invisible. No more bloodied protesters, just a bunch of deaf ones. It makes for much less exciting TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementia Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I love the Juno Reactor track that samples this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 fucking A i lovE dune, and i love lrad. but seriously i would sue the shit out of the police if i incurred any detectable hearing damage from this kind of weapon. they are just driving through neighborhoods and shit? what if someone who lived in one of the houses was outside doing yardwork, is it fair for them to be blasted by 120 decibals of siren noise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 That's very Merzbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Super lurker ultra V12 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyrofen Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Oh, LOL, I laughed so hard at the title then when I heard the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 if i ever go to a protest i'm going with hench earmuffs, a stabproof vest and a gasmask. i'll be the uberprotester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 what the fuck people are allowed to protest yeah but g20 protestors tend to be pretty mindless and go round smashing up mcdonalds and shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericsosh Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 what the fuck people are allowed to protest People are not to allowed to protest illegally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 what the fuck people are allowed to protest People are not to allowed to protest illegally. this is sarcasm right? also full on lol at Youtube embed fail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 so idm is preparing us for the coming police state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcinsu Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 As much as it infuriates me that heyd use that... The article doesn't mention that it was used on people that were being violent and destructive. And yeah, there are such things as legal and illegal protests. There are right ways to go about things, and destroying stuff isn't one of them. But all that said, I don't think this should be used on civilians, especially because of the know issues of you know permenant hearing loss and DEATH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 i would much rather get shot than lose my ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericsosh Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 what the fuck people are allowed to protest People are not to allowed to protest illegally. this is sarcasm right? And yeah, there are such things as legal and illegal protests. There are right ways to go about things, and destroying stuff isn't one of them. This. Atleast here in the Netherlands you need to acquire some sort of permission in order to protest legally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 As much as it infuriates me that heyd use that... The article doesn't mention that it was used on people that were being violent and destructive. heh seriously? have you watched any of the videos? I frankly haven't seen a single instance of anybody being violent being shot with these sound weapons (edit: by now i have seen a couple videos of anarchists getting shot with sound weapons). there are provocateur style anarchists at this protest but they are the extreme minority. Most of the people i saw on videos getting tear gassed and sound weaponized are just normal college students with backpacks on i find it kind of sad that just because a few people destroy stuff that an entire mostly peaceful protest gets painted as an unruly event , but this is how it always works right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 i would much rather get shot than lose my ears man me too, this is why i find this especially infuriating. I mean all you have to do is watch videos of these trucks driving through fucking residential areas in Pittsburg blasting these sound cannons. So let me use my example again, if i was to stand outside doing yard work in my home and i lived in that pittsburg neighborhood i could potentially loose my hearing forever because of the people i pay my tax dollars to to protect me. seems very backwards to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 i would much rather get shot than lose my ears man me too, this is why i find this especially infuriating. what's paradoxical is that people (mostly skinheads and chavs) will willingly pay money to experience similar hearing loss listening to something which isn't too dissimilar (if a tad bass-heavier) of their own volition i have met several people with significant and mostly high-frequency hearing loss from going to raves innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q27 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 This thing is absolutely moronic. I can't believe they are using this. They may as well make it rain bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 rain bullets could be absolutely deadly if fired at a high-enough velocity if you didn't sit in the shade on jupiter during a storm, you'd be swiss cheese and even that is dependent on being lighter than a mixture of mostly H2, He, and some other shit and there being shade on jupiter. and rainstorms. i'll come in again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcinsu Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 As much as it infuriates me that heyd use that... The article doesn't mention that it was used on people that were being violent and destructive. heh seriously? have you watched any of the videos? I frankly haven't seen a single instance of anybody being violent being shot with these sound weapons. there are provocateur style anarchists at this protest but they are the extreme minority. Most of the people i saw on videos getting tear gassed and sound weaponized are just normal college students with backpacks on i find it kind of sad that just because a few people destroy stuff that an entire mostly peaceful protest gets painted as an unruly event , but this is how it always works right? actually, I hadn't seen video. it wouldnt load before... I read about it being violent somewhere else, cant remember where though. it does look random there... but it was a short clip. i havent seen any other videos. links? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 ill find a couple of them. give me a few minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I don't think this should be used on anyone, especially because of permanent hearing loss and DEATH *edited quote* That sound is the sound of evil.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akwjAjcQnqM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNyV7UQJpyY&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyZDMhQdLnc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXElVCAqhyA&feature=related (this last one was especially troubling to me because it looks like they are just cruising into residential neighborhoods http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFLFWmXdMZY (this is the only one i can find with protestors doing anything violent* correction the other one shows dumpster launching too, but it seems to just be one specific group of people trying to provoke things. Same type of people at all the american protests who do this shit, the black block anarchists) in most of the videos i can find the police are using intimidation tactics and sound weapons on people innocent bystanders or peaceful protestors. And it's not even being in a cross fire type of situation. edit I just feel like if i was tear gassed in my own dorm just for watching a protest down below on the street and cornered by riot police i would be really pissed at not the protestors but the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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