Weapons researchers in the US are developing a "ray gun" which can inflict intense pain from as much as 2km. away, says a report in the New Scientist. The weapons, called "Pulsed Energy Projectiles", fire a laser pulse that triggers impulses in the human nervous system that can cause "pain and temporary paralysis". A contract between the Office of Naval Research and the University of Florida at Gainesville asks researchers to look for "optimal pulse parameters to evoke peak nociceptor activation".
Holy gobbledy-gook, batman! Perfect--a weapon that leaves no marks while torturing its victims. And from a safe distance no less. While I don't advocate the use of real, honest-to-God violence against anyone, if some cop is going to beat the shit out of me for, oh, say holding up an anti-George Bush sign or protesting against Wal-Mart, I'd a lot rather the marks showed, thanks. Pardon my mess, but the state doesn't own my skin--yet.
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