Re: (1181) On tranqs, from the guy who wrote the book (literally)
In reply to #1181 On tranqs, from the guy who wrote the book (literally)
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> PS> The implications of this technology are staggering, if one thinks about > it for a while. Just as two examples, it's possible for a society to > simultaneously eliminate accidental gun-related deaths and decriminalize > gun ownership, and the nature of police response to threat will also > change drastically (they're much more likely to go in shooting).... This has shown up in several science fiction stories (those by Lois McMaster Bujold, for example) wrt sonic weapons. The official response is "Shoot first, ask questions later" because you really can do this. In a confusing combat scenario, you knock everyone unconscious, and then sort things out when they wake up. Unfortunately :-), we often encounter this in our 2300 campaigns. When Security spots you, they don't point a gun at you and say 'FREEZE!'; They just shoot. Makes it very important to post your own guards when breaking into secure buildings... - -- C. Harald Koch Alias Research, Inc., Toronto ON Canada [email removed] [email removed] [email removed] If awk is the Swiss Army knife of UNIX, then Perl is the Swiss Army chainsaw! -Author Unknown; related by [email removed] (Dave Platt)