Non-Lethal Weapons DVD, A & E, 2000/2001
Law enforcement has changed dramatically in recent years, and the reforms have gone beyond changing policies and practices to embrace the technology that officers employ. Nowhere is this more evident than in the proliferation of NON-LETHTAL WEAPONS.
MODERN MARVELSŪ throws open police lockers to examine items like electrical shock devices and heat-generating energy beams. Find out why the sting ball--an explosive grenade filled with plastic pellets--is the primary tool for modern riot control. Watch demonstrations of weapons like pepper spray, which is fast replacing tear gas.
Visit a facility that is trying to create the ultimate stink-bomb, which the government thinks might be a key weapon in the war on terror.
From the ancient caltrop (designed to slow the advance of mounted soldiers) to the next generation of light and noise weapons, this is a fascinating look at the technology behind weapons that do everything but kill.
50 minutes, Color and B&W, DVD ONLY, DN6000 / $24.95
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