Comments on: Compliance by Design: The Continuing Allure of “Non-Lethal” Weapons http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/09/compliance-by-design-the-continuing-allure-of-non-lethal-weapons/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: blakmira http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/09/compliance-by-design-the-continuing-allure-of-non-lethal-weapons/#comment-55556 blakmira Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:43:25 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=10581#comment-55556 Ignore John A. He is the one standing behind the sound cannon in the G20 police line-up photo. "People behave badly." Hahah! By people, do you mean enforcers of "law" who taze and employ bully tactics with "non-lethal" weapons that kill? Excellent article, Tom. There sure is mega bucks in this burgeoning business and compliant "obedience" is what they're after. Ignore John A.
He is the one standing behind the sound cannon in the G20 police line-up photo.
“People behave badly.” Hahah! By people, do you mean enforcers of “law” who taze and employ bully tactics with “non-lethal” weapons that kill?

Excellent article, Tom. There sure is mega bucks in this burgeoning business and compliant “obedience” is what they’re after.

]]> By: rosemarie jackowski http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/09/compliance-by-design-the-continuing-allure-of-non-lethal-weapons/#comment-55265 rosemarie jackowski Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:13:08 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=10581#comment-55265 News is reporting today that a man with no legs in a wheel chair was tazed by the police. He is black. The cops are white. News is reporting today that a man with no legs in a wheel chair was tazed by the police. He is black. The cops are white.

]]> By: kmgb http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/09/compliance-by-design-the-continuing-allure-of-non-lethal-weapons/#comment-55264 kmgb Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:06:57 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=10581#comment-55264 John the problem with nlw's are that they enable and encourage indescriminate use of force. With a gun, using force is the last resort usually, but with a taser or other nlw it's the first resort. John the problem with nlw’s are that they enable and encourage indescriminate use of force. With a gun, using force is the last resort usually, but with a taser or other nlw it’s the first resort.

]]> By: John A http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/09/compliance-by-design-the-continuing-allure-of-non-lethal-weapons/#comment-55022 John A Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:38:13 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=10581#comment-55022 Think we have heard from smarter rocks. Compliance is not about technology, its about intent. So is torture. Both arguments against NLWs are specious. People behave badly. When complaining about these issues, I wish just one of them would address, "compared to what?" Force has been used to gain compliace as long as there have been people (that's millennia). NLWs add nothing to the root cause. But they do give rocks something to talk about - don't they. Think we have heard from smarter rocks. Compliance is not about technology, its about intent. So is torture. Both arguments against NLWs are specious. People behave badly. When complaining about these issues, I wish just one of them would address, “compared to what?” Force has been used to gain compliace as long as there have been people (that’s millennia). NLWs add nothing to the root cause. But they do give rocks something to talk about – don’t they.

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