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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: nonlethal weapons

nonlethal weapons stories: 2 news summaries

Fla. Man Dead After Deputies Tase Him

Paramedics refuse
to help after ex-con
is zapped

Mar 22, 08 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Florida man died yesterday after Broward County deputies Tased him for being "naked and belligerent" in public, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Paramedics said James Garland, 41, was too violent to treat after being zapped, so deputies drove him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.... More »

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Florida • police • Taser • nonlethal weapons • police brutality • Fort Lauderdale

Ray Gun Eyed for Riot Control

Weapon focuses painful microwave beam on skin, but doesn't kill

Oct 9, 07 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US is eyeing a new weapon said to produce "waves of agony" for its potential in riot control and combat situations, reports Information Week. Raytheon's Silent Guardian aims a highly concentrated beam of millimeter waves, heating water just under the skin in a manner that creates a... More »

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Air Force • Raytheon • directed energy weapon • ray gun • nonlethal weapons

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