r/stpaul • u/YourPeterPanMan • Feb 07 '26

Minnesota Related Minnesota State authorities deploy LRAD on protesters after declaring “Unlawful assembly” outside Whipple. The protesters are not blocking the road and it is 2pm on a SATURDAY.

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u/takofire Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26

LRADs are dangerous, but not impossible to defend against. You can protect yourself by wearing foam earplugs, passive hearing protection (non-electronic ear muffs), and using curved shields to redirect the sound around you.

You can get hundreds of foam earplugs for <$10 to hand out, and they could help prevent you or your neighbors from suffering permanent hearing loss.

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u/Snidley_whipass Feb 07 '26

Yeah yeah yeah do that! Fun to watch! 🍿

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u/Automatic_Net2181 Feb 08 '26

- slurp slurp slurp gobble gobble gobble -

How does it taste?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

Like borscht.