Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Straight from the “holy crap does the man ever over-react these days file” comes this little story from the U.K. where they’ve been employing high frequency devices to drive off loitering and drunken teens in certain areas. Apparently, the pitch of the frequency is something that is only audible (and thus highly annoying, uncomfortable, and even at times painful) to the ears of our younger generations. Story here.
Thankfully, there’ s movement afoot to prevent this kind of targeted attack against the public. “Oh sure” I can hear you say, “it’s just some stupid kids who probably deserve to have their tiny brains rattled by sound-waves”, as our fearless “civil defense” forces continue to roll vastly more powerful sonic and microwave weapons off the line , in the anticipation of having to use them against ever greater numbers of their own citizens.
And another point, if the idea of using sound to drive troubled teens off your premises appeals to you, why not just play some Barry Manilow?
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