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Shocking Lyme Disease Documentary -- "Under The Eightball" (MOVIE TRAILER)
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This is basically a tear gas grenade, since the CS in tear gas stands for capsicum, which is derived from hot peppers.
Still, with the grades of peppers Indians possess, this sounds painful!This is basically a tear gas grenade, since the CS in tear gas stands for capsicum,... more
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the debate continues... but even a UN Committee concluded "...these weapons cause(s) acute pain, constituting a form of torture"... how many dead civilians is it going to take?
"Human rights group Amnesty International is renewing its call for a moratorium on Taser use after recent tests commissioned by CBC News and Radio-Canada found some of the stun guns deliver a higher level of electricity than the manufacturer promises."
The posts on current alone, related to this subject, are grim:
- "video captues police repeatedly shocking UCLA student"
- "hospital security guard tasers man with baby
- "An Orlando police officer Tasered an autistic middle school student"
- "Michigan police taser newlyweds during wedding reception"
- "Missouri police taser injured boy 19 times"
- "Lieutenant in deadly taser case commits suicide"
- "man tasered, causing him to fall to his death"
- "Virginia cops taser autistic man for arguing"
- "Police taser a blind woman with cancer"
- "police punched teen 13 times in face, then taser him "
- "Police officer tasers black youth to death"
- "Minnesota state troopers killed a healthy 27 year old by taser"the debate continues... but even a UN Committee concluded "...these weapons... more
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To the uninformed visitor, it has become difficult to tell whether Denver is preparing for a Democratic National Convention or the institution of martial law. Helicopters filled with armed commandos swooped over downtown in a training exercise earlier this summer. A warehouse was converted into a temporary jail with chain-link fences and signs threatening the use of electric stun devices. Travel agents sold getaway packages to locals, with one company imploring residents to "escape town while you still can."
To the uninformed visitor, it has become difficult to tell whether Denver is preparing... more
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ACLU Sues Denver Seeking Disclosure Of DNC-Related Purchases Of Police Equipment (5/28/2008)
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Invoking Colorado's open records laws, the ACLU of Colorado filed suit today in Denver District Court, asking that Denver be ordered to disclose records related to budgeting for and purchase of police equipment dating from January 2007, when Denver was selected as the host city for the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
The federal government has allocated $50 million to reimburse Denver for security-related expenses connected to the convention. Denver has revealed that $18 million is budgeted for equipment purchases, but most of the details remain secret.
In refusing the ACLU's request for documents earlier this year, the lawsuit says, a representative of Denver's Department of Safety asserted that disclosure "could potentially disclose tactical security information of the Denver Police Department which would be contrary to the public interest."
"We believe the public interest is served by disclosing how the government is spending the public's money," said John Culver, who is handling the case as an ACLU Cooperating Attorney.
In its request to inspect public records, the ACLU asked for documents related to the purchase of such items as "less lethal" weapons, vehicles, personal body armor, restraint devices, and barricades, fencing or netting."
"I do not believe that the public records at issue here contain the kind of ‘tactical security information' that Denver is reluctant to disclose," said Mark Silverstein, ACLU Legal Director. "Even if the requested documents did contain such information, the Colorado legislature addressed this issue in a 2005 amendment to the open records laws. The statute states that ‘specialized details of security arrangements' can be deleted, but the remainder of the documents—the portions that reveal how the government is spending our money—must be disclosed."
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Anybody already in or considering joining the U.S. Armed Forces, please also consider using this less than lethal weapon, since nobody needs to die in a war now that the Active Denial System is being employed.Anybody already in or considering joining the U.S. Armed Forces, please also consider... more
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A three-day long seminar titled “Non-lethal weapons executive seminar (NOLES),” jointly organized by Bangladesh Navy and US Marine Corps Force, Pacific concluded at Radisson Garden Hotel in the city on Thursday, reports BSS.Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam attended the closing ceremony as chief guest and gave away certificates among the participants of the seminar, says an ISPR release.
In his speech, Chief of Naval Staff said, the collateral damage to human casualties resulting from military operation is not generally acceptable now to the society.
The concept of using non-lethal weapons is increasingly getting popularity to both military forces and civil law enforcing agencies, he said.“The non-lethal weapons will be the best choice in combating conflict in near future”, he added.
Bangladesh and USA and 12 other Pacific regional countries are taking part in the seminar which included Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, East Temor, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
The seminar was conducted to improve the ability of the armed forces and other security enforcing agencies of all participating countries to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and peace keeping operation missions.
The seminar has discussed and educated utilization of non-lethal weapons and tactics to maintain peace and seek new ways to handle unrest in peacekeeping operations mission’s scenarios and other situations involving civilians.
The aim of the seminar was to promote the use of non-lethal weapons to minimize the loss of lives and damage to infrastructure as well as seeking new ways to handle unrest in order to prevent or stop human rights violation during any peace keeping operation. Practical demonstrations were also shown about the use of non-lethal weapons.
Bangladesh organized this seminar for the second time. Earlier, in 2002 Bangladesh organized such seminar for the first time. Participants from Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force, BDR, Coast Guard, and Police, RAB, Ansar-VDP and fire Service and Civil Defence attended the seminar.Among others, US Pacific Marine Force Commander Lt General Richard C Zilmer, US Charge D’ Affairs to Bangladesh Ms Geeta Pasi were present on the occasion.
READ ABOUT THIS HERE
http://www.newstoday-bd.com/metropolis.asp?newsdate=7/25/2008A three-day long seminar titled “Non-lethal weapons executive seminar... more
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