subdue the people: "non-leathal" doesn't mean its okay.

by J

What's worse? The rack or the "pain ray"? This new fangled weapon has spawned a little reaction from the interweb going public and with good reason if you ask me. Really, we (by "we" I'm referring to the homo-sapien population) should be asking how many more weapons do we need? Perhaps more importantly, who is asking for these things to be made and who is making them? I could picture the commercial going like this:

Already shot tear gas at the protesters? Military sound blaster ineffective against earmuffs? Taser that loudmouth kid, but he just won't go down? Try our newest ray gun: the "Active Denial System." Shoot radiation at those who don't accept your authority; watch them writhe in agony to satisfy your sadist needs.

Lethal or not, we're putting time and effort into making these weapons. The term "Non-lethal" is used as a mask for the uglier truth, that we're producing torture devices; ones that don't even leave proof of the abuse. Can't we do something else with our time and money; perhaps something that is constructive rather than destructive?