Comments on: Military use of Less-lethal weapons http://brillianter.com/2009/05/military-use-of-less-lethal-weapons/ Like your ideas, only brilliant...er Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Words Twice http://brillianter.com/2009/05/military-use-of-less-lethal-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 Words Twice Sun, 03 May 2009 21:33:11 +0000 http://brillianter.com/?p=1072#comment-1874 There was a time in the not-so-distant past when riot control doctrine in the military consisted of employing CS gas and using massed formations with fixed bayonets. That is unthinkable in today's political climate. There was a time in the not-so-distant past when riot control doctrine in the military consisted of employing CS gas and using massed formations with fixed bayonets. That is unthinkable in today’s political climate.

]]> By: Sebastian http://brillianter.com/2009/05/military-use-of-less-lethal-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 Sebastian Sun, 03 May 2009 19:03:08 +0000 http://brillianter.com/?p=1072#comment-1869 The problem is that anything that's effective enough to stop an attacker reliably is probably effective enough to run a serious risk of killing the person. The problem is that anything that’s effective enough to stop an attacker reliably is probably effective enough to run a serious risk of killing the person.

]]> By: Words Twice http://brillianter.com/2009/05/military-use-of-less-lethal-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-1839 Words Twice Sun, 03 May 2009 00:08:31 +0000 http://brillianter.com/?p=1072#comment-1839 In the past, the military was used to kill people and break things until the enemy capitulated. These days, politicians like to use our military as an expeditionary police force. The development of “less lethal” stuff for our military is directly related to that. In the past, the military was used to kill people and break things until the enemy capitulated.

These days, politicians like to use our military as an expeditionary police force.

The development of “less lethal” stuff for our military is directly related to that.

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