The U.S. military has invented a heat ray. The military says this ray does not kill anyone. It does not injure anyone. It merely persuades the targeted victim to leave the area very fast.
It is silent. You cannot see it. But you can feel it.
It is called the Active Denial System. It works from half a mile away.
The device has been tested on 11,000 people. Only two were injured, and only superficially, the Army says.
What is the weapon used for?
To be used in mob dispersal, checkpoint security, perimeter security, area denial, infrastructure protection, the US military envisions a wide array of uses.
There are people who think that crowd control is difficult for the authorities. It isn’t. Or won’t be after this weapon is deployed widely.
The way to protest is legally. Public protests that in any way threaten the authorities physically, as distinguished from administratively, will become lost causes.
This makes tear gas obsolete.