gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 days agoAn LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"www.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkAn LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"www.motherjones.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square3linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squarecannibalkitteh@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoThe helicopter itself made these threats?
minus-squareSinAdjetivos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-26 days agoDon’t know, but it’s very easily done via LRAD. which the LAPD is known to have a “unknown quantity” of. Note it’s secondary usage as a “sonic weapon”. [Self defense tips] (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3sqIvak-4Ek)
minus-squareHellsBelle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days ago “So right off the bat I just wanted to say that if for some reason you think I shouldn’t be helping protestors protect themselves from non-lethal weapons, I don’t fucking care.” Gotta love this for guy saying exactly what he means.
The helicopter itself made these threats?
Don’t know, but it’s very easily done via LRAD. which the LAPD is known to have a “unknown quantity” of.
Note it’s secondary usage as a “sonic weapon”. [Self defense tips] (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3sqIvak-4Ek)
Gotta love this for guy saying exactly what he means.