I'm reading an article in our local newspaper on the problems with protesters in Egypt and I get this idea. It's a simple one and it may have been already thought of and tried but I think it's a very simple solution to any rioting or crowd containment issue. The concept is simple. Sleeping agents. No, not sleeper agents who remain anonymous as intelligence officers in covert operations and are suddenly called into active duty. No. I'm talking about a tranquilizing agent in vapor form that can be sprayed on a crowd and everyone just calms down. We've all seen the news footage of crowds gathered outside a courthouse or government building and the anger is ready to spill over into uncontrolled rage against the police and suddenly there's a gunshot or other violent start which erupts into chaos. Well, I say put 'em to sleep. Let them doze it off for a few hours. How many of us always feel better after a good night's sleep? That problem which seemed so terrible the night before gets a new aspect the next day. What seemed so terrible always feels a little "less" after some rest. Now, that's one application for sleeping agents. Have you ever been confronted by a mad man ready to take on anyone that opposes him? We've all seen footage of this guy. He's the one that's holding his ex-wife and kids hostage and wants to end it all. There doesn't seem to be any good way to negotiate with him. Well, put him to sleep. Put the whole family to sleep. The wife and kids will wake up from the terrible nightmare (reality will blend with a subtle dream state and help in the recovery process) and the ex-husband will wake up in jail and not live out the rest of his life in guilt over the murder of his family. Or, the bank's being robbed? Well, on the same scale as a fire suppression system we have a atmospheric release system that results in everyone without a mask just dozing off and no one is hurt. Yes, the bank robbers get away but at least no one dies trying to be the "hero". Except for the security officer who hopefully get his mask on in time. Not every scenario will work out the best for the victims but it's just money. But I can see it as an effective reduction in a lot of crime/violent scenarios. Another idea I have is EMF blasting tools which would cause a vehicle to totally shut down. Police forces would merely set up road blocks ahead of evading criminals (no more high speed pursuits across miles of interstate) and just wait for the approaching vehicle to come down the road. The tool, probably in a gun form, would target the vehicle and blast it with an Electromagnetic Field stream. Most modern vehicles would shut down due to the interruption of the on-board computer. Any electronics would shut down. The ninety mile per hour chase would be reduced to watching the vehicle slow down to a crawl and then stopped. They would have to pursue the suspect(s) on foot afterwards but no one else on the freeway/roadway would have to suffer bystander damage. It would hinder the car chases we love so much in the movies but there's always another way to get away in the movies. I really don't know how expensive these type of weapons would be and I'm sure the criminals would find a way to use them against the police forces or other agents fighting them. But that's just the way of the world. But if one person's life could be saved by such a weapon then that's just the cost of the war on crime. In this technological age we need to be a little smarter than 50 years ago. If a criminal can use a car equipped with technology from the 21st century than law enforcement needs to equip itself with better technology. Technology that can save lives. And in my opinion sleeping agents seem a little bit more humane than using a taser on a 12 year old. Shoot her with a tranquilizer gun instead. My name is Rueuhy and I approve this blog.
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