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Post by brillbilly on Nov 14, 2014 3:35:48 GMT 10
Police to wheel out 'sonic cannons' that blast a deafening wall of sound for KILOMETRES at this weekend's G20 protests Queensland police will deploy Long Range Acoustic Devices at the G20 this weekend The devices have been dubbed 'sonic cannons' as they can blast highly concentrated beams of noise Police say LRADS will only be used to communicate with crowds and not as a 'force option' ByDaniel Piotrowski for Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:34, 12 November 2014 | Updated: 09:59, 12 November 2014 Queensland police will deploy so-called 'sonic cannon' devices at the G20 at the weekend, although they insist they will not be used as a 'force option'. According to a Fairfax Media report, police currently own two Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) models, which are capable of blasting clear sound in a fixed direction for up to two kilometres. G20 protest organisers said they were baffled several weeks ago when police offered to show them the 'ludicrous' hardware at a police training academy. 'We just thought it was bizarre,' said Adrian Skerritt, the spokesman for the BrisCAN group, which is expecting several thousand protesters to turn out for a rally on Saturday. Mr Skerritt said the device was 'absolutely silly'. 'It's a ludicrous thing, that they have such a vehicle.... It won't be used. They know it won't be used.' A police spokesman described the devices as 'acoustic hailing devices' and said they are regularly used by negotiators. 'The devices may be used at G20 for communication with large crowds,' the spokesman told Daily Mail Australia. 'Under no circumstances will they be used as cannons or as a use of force option. ' ... yeah right? Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2829615/Police-wheel-sonic-cannons-blast-deafening-wall-sound-KILOMETRES-weekend-s-G20-protests.html#ixzz3IyGbeIyB Follow us: @mailonline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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Post by Wes Gear on Nov 14, 2014 16:58:02 GMT 10
Would love to hear some AC/DC through that.
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Post by brillbilly on Nov 14, 2014 22:26:10 GMT 10
Would love to hear some AC/DC through that. lol........Yeah even at over a mile away
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