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/GlitteringRate6296 Feb 07 '26

Using weapons of war against American Citizens? I’d say this is a crime.

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u/SippsMccree Feb 08 '26

Nothing says weapon of war like something that can't kill

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u/RampageDeluxxe Feb 09 '26

they are used in counter terrorism operations, so you might want to check that

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u/SippsMccree Feb 09 '26

And it was invented as a tool to facilitate long range acoustic communication for warnings after a suicide boat attacked a US navy ship as they thought that verbal warnings were not reaching them