the military are the Death Eaters from the Harry Potter books

[miriam_e]

Maximum pain is aim of new US weapon

How saddening. How do these people get research dollars when there are people starving in their own country?

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[usuakari.livejournal.com]

I was looking at specifically from the narrow, tactical point of view. I agree with the wider concerns expressed though.

Non-lethal options are a two-edged sword (if you'll excuse the tenuous pun). We've seen similar problems with the use of tear-gas and water-cannons, especially in other countries. But I don't think that not having a range of options that spans from yelling "You've all been very naughty" to lethal force is a better situation to be in.

I'll take the risks to civil rights and deal with the problems that non-lethal weapons present, rather than have soldiers put in untenable positions and/or people dead, any day.