Tech | February 12, 2008 | 10 comments

Anti-teen device not getting banned

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The BBC has reported that the controversial 'Mosquito' device, nicknamed the 'anti-teen device,' is not to be banned in the UK following a government statement.

The highly publicised device emits a high pitch sound designed to disperse crowds of 'people,' although it's high frequency is allegedly only audible by those under the age of 25.

The BBC documents the controversy over the device with the main consensus being that "the gadget is indiscriminate and targets all young people, and not just those who may be causing trouble."


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  • samonster34
  • richjm
  • jimicorn
  • justher
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      justher  
    • Some of the kids at my school use mosquito ringtones instead of silencing or turning off their phones. The teachers can't hear them. I thought it was a pretty spiffy invention (though I'm sure the crowd frequency would hurt a lot), but using it as an "anti-teen" device? That bothers me.

    • 5 years ago
  • Thargor19
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      Thargor19  
    • thats similiar to the sounds televisions make, especially tube tv's. i noticed another friend could hear it also, but most don't seem to. I describe it as an ambient high pitched ringing, that seems static like.

    • 5 years ago
  • Varex_Sythe
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      Varex_Sythe  
    • "Hi, I'm coming in here to do some quick business and I brought my kid along with me while I drop in. Oh, you say that there is a device that emits a sound that I can't hear but is torturous to my child... Oh well, it will develop character in the long run anyways."

      Reality check in the form of a question, WTF? This invention works best under the assumption that all young people are delinquents. However, it sadly punishes all the youth who are not wreckers of havoc. For some reason this strikes me as similar to that behavior chip in the movie "A Clockwork Orange" with the exception that it is not specific to whom it disciplines.

    • 5 years ago
  • inicholas
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      inicholas  
    • Blatant discrimination. A way to stop this would be to shop where there aren't any of these devices and to get their parents to do the same. Furthermore, even if you're trying to get rid of children and teens from the area, what of those 18+, why should adults still have to deal with that noise, even if it is only for a few years?

    • 5 years ago
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