NYPD Sued For Injuring Protesters With Sound Cannons At Eric Garner Demonstration

[Purveyor]

Source: Reuters

The New York City Police Department has been sued for having allegedly injured demonstrators at a protest over the death of Eric Garner by using military-grade sound cannons to disperse them.

According to a complaint filed on Thursday night against the NYPD and Commissioner William Bratton, five plaintiffs suffered ear damage and other injuries after being targeted at an early morning protest on Dec. 5, 2014 in midtown Manhattan by one of the NYPD’s Long Range Acoustic Devices, or LRADs.

Police can use the devices as loudspeakers, or to disperse crowds through volumes that can top 120 decibels, louder than a sandblaster or power saw.

The plaintiffs Anika Edrei, Shay Horse, James Craven, Keegan Stephan and Michael Nusbaum included photojournalists, a photographer, a graduate student and an activist.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/nypd-sued-for-injuring-protesters-with-sound-cannons-at-eric-garner-demonstration/

[Yallow]

1. Why Didn't The Cops Just Make Them All Deaf?

If you want to protest, deafness is what you can expect right?

Living in a failed state....

[Jopin Klobe]

6. "Living In A Failed State" ...

... WORST James Brown song EVER ...

[Judi Lynn]

2. Suppression of dissent. Physically harmful suppression of dissent. Is there any limit now? n/t

[valerief]

3. I don't get it. They can be sued for using them, but they can still use them?

WTF is this--NRA logic or something?

[cstanleytech]

4. I wish them the best of luck in this case even though I doubt they will win. nt

[truthisfreedom]

5. 120dB? Try jet engine.

That's a torturous level of sound that's guaranteed to cause permanent hearing loss. Worst idea ever.

[leveymg]

7. What's next? Long-range microwave meat cookers to disperse the crowd in Times Sq. after New Year's?

[Purveyor]

8. Actually I think I've heard of such a 'weapon'...? eom