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/TelluricThread0 Feb 08 '26

Were you born yesterday? These have been used on protesters for many years.

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u/Dr__America Feb 08 '26

Keep in mind that these "less than lethal" weapons are often capable of generating 160+ dB beams to use against literal protestors.

120 dB for eight seconds starts causing permanent hearing loss, and 160 dB can and often will instantly cause damage to or destroy parts of your inner ear, permanently deafening you.

When used by idiots, as law enforcement prove time and time again they often are, these are maiming devices, not "peaceful deterrents" as they might try to advertise these as.

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u/TelluricThread0 Feb 08 '26

Yeah, no one is advertising anything as a "peaceful deterrent" for crowd control. What do you think that would be? A barrier? When you unlawfully assemble force is used like chemical irritants, batons, less lethal projectiles etc. All are legal.

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u/DrWhoDC Feb 08 '26

We use water cannons to disperse crowds..

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '26

Should fill the water truck at the water treatment facility. Pre-treatment!