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Professor Sues Pittsburgh for Zapping Her With Weapon Developed to Fight Terrorists
"An English professor says she suffered "permanent hearing loss, nausea, pain and disorientation" when Pittsburgh police used a Long Range Acoustic Device, developed to fight terrorists, on a peaceful demonstration against the IMF, in which she was not participating, but merely watching."
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About the only good thing you say about this device is that it's better than a rubber bullet in the eye or a broken bone or internal trauma from being slammed to the ground by a water cannon. It is a serious escalation up from tear gas though. I hope the media keeps reporting on this lawsuit.