6 Creepy New Weapons the Police and Military Use To Subdue Unarmed People

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The Impact

The application of pain to control to coerce people into submission helps achieve the desired aims of perception management, while sheltering the public from the brutality of such devices. 

Perhaps these less-lethal tactics for crowd control do result in fewer injuries. But they also severely weaken our capacity to enact political change. Authorities have ever more creative ways to manage dissent, at a time when the need for change by popular demand is vital to the future of our society and the planet.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been corrected since its original publication for more accurate attribution to original sources.