[Newspoetry] Politics & Riots: NLGCDC: Chemical Warfare agent DRAGON'S BREATH may be used in LA (fwd)

Wed Aug 9 12:54:55 CDT 2000

oblig. haiku:

act with conviction
be punished by the police
without conviction

yr. obt. svt.,

david

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Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 00:21:52 -0700
From: earth <earth erowid> [<-- www.erowid.org is a great
    informational resource on psychoactives. -dmf] 
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Subject: Politics & Riots: NLGCDC: Chemical Warfare agent DRAGON'S BREATH
    may be used in LA

For those of you interested in democratic party party riot stuff.. this is
about some new pepper spray the LA cops supposedly have, from
a national lawyer's guild list,

earth

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>Date sent:              Fri, 4 Aug 2000 09:46:40 -0400
>From:                   mvallen at primenet.com (Mark Vallen)
>Subject:                [LAAMN-DISC] DRAGON'S BREATH
>
>"Dragon's Breath"
>"Attitude Adjuster"
>"Area Denial Device"
>
>... those are the names, fanciful and otherwise, given to a
>new chemical weapon now in the LAPD's arsenal of
>"non-lethal" weaponry. Channel 9 did a special report
>tonight (8/2/2000) on how the LAPD brass is considering
>using the chemical agent against protestors during the
>upcoming Demopublican Convention.
>
>The chemical agent is considered a "teargas alternative"
>that is so strong it can disable a "wild crowd" within just
>a few minutes. A tiny vile of the chemical agent is enough
>to overpower and incapacitate a crowd of hundreds. This
>chemical agent is said to be "preferable" to tear gas
>because it effects "only the doused targets" rather than an
>entire area.
>
>The new weapon is the latest addition to the LAPD's growing
>armory and is considered the perfect weapon for the control
>of "rioters." The chemical attacks the victim's senses with
>an overpowering offensive odor described by the LAPD as
>"putting the smell of fear" into demonstrators. The chemical
>is said to have an overwhelming metallic odor worse than
>that of rotten eggs and gasoline... but the smell is so
>toxic that once exposed to the substance, a victim will
>still be reacting to the exposure up to 8 hours later.
>
>An LAPD spokesman interviewed during the Channel 9 report
>stated that anyone who has been doused with the chemical
>weapon will then become a "dispersal agent" for the
>substance. For instance... a single demonstrator can be
>sprayed with the chemical agent, and as that individual
>flees, the chemical agent will affect those the fleeing
>person passes by. They in turn will become "dispersal
>agents" and so on. The chemical agent's noxious fumes are
>said to "stick" to a victim.
>
>The chemical agent was said to have first been developed as
>an "Area Denial Device." A small amount could be sprayed in
>a location by the Police, thereby barring access to the
>affected area to anyone without the proper neutralizing
>agent. The Police of course are the only ones to possess the
>neutralizing compound... which is applied in lotion form
>around the nose and eyes. The LAPD has apparently
>re-evaluated the weapon and now considers it fit to be used
>directly against people.
>
>The chemical agent affects the victim's senses, skin, AND
>memory. The Channel 9 report made no mention of tests run to
>ascertain the danger of this chemical weapon and it's
>possible short and long term negative effects. However, the
>report did say that individuals will react to the chemical
>weapon is various ways, with some people being more
>sensitive to the agent than others. The Channel 9 reporter
>mentioned that their cameraman become nauseated when the
>chemical agent was being readied for a demonstration of
>effectiveness. Though the chemical was still sealed in a
>special bottle and located inside several airtight boxes...
>the cameraman became ill and had to momentarily leave the
>scene for some fresh air.
>
>The LAPD is studying different methods for "deploying" the
>chemical agent against demonstrators. Possibilities will be
>dispersal by pellet gun, grenade, or spray cannisters. The
>Police have yet to finalize plans on how to use the chemical
>weapon against demonstrators... but the Channel 9 report
>said the Police "definitely" have this new chemical agent on
>their list of weapons to be used against "troublemakers."
>
>The Channel 9/KCAL Web site also has some limited
>information about this story, and encourages users of the
>site to leave their comments on whether or not the Police
>should be allowed to use this chemical against protestors.
>You can access the Channel 9 Web site at; KCAL.COM
>
>The KCAL Web site has an interesting way of framing the
>question, they ask, "If mass demonstrations occur in Los
>Angeles, should the Police be allowed to use Pepper Spray."
>The question is NOT... "If RIOTS break out...."
>
>
>Mark Vallen
>ART FOR A CHANGE!
>mvallen at primenet.com
>http://www.primenet.com/~mvallen/
>
>
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