"Sound blaster protests, sales rise" by David Dishneau Associated Press / December 13, 2011
Rather than batons or rubber bullets, some police departments have started using an intense beam of sound to manage protesters, but the annoying tone has drawn criticism from some who say it can cause permanent damage.
More U.S. police and emergency-response agencies are using the so-called Long-Range Acoustic Devices instead of megaphones or conventional loudspeakers for crowd control. The leading manufacturer said the product was developed as a nonlethal option for military use.
Remember way back when "conspiracy" bloggers were hollering that these weapons would eventually be turned on the domestic population and were denigrated by the "mainstream" media punditry? Why would anyone ever believe them again?
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I wasn't going to give you anymore anyway, readers.
"Protesters halt operations at 3 West Coast ports; Trucks blocked, terminals send workers home" by Terry Collins Associated Press / December 13, 2011
More than 1,000 Occupy Wall Street protesters blocked cargo trucks at some of the West Coast’s busiest ports Monday, forcing terminals in Oakland, Calif., Portland, Ore., and Longview, Wash., to halt operations.
While the protests attracted far fewer people than the 10,000 who turned out Nov. 2 to shut down Oakland’s port, organizers declared victory and promised more demonstrations to come.
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Also see: Protesters halt operations at some Western ports
I'm about to sound off with some expletives given the unending rewrites.
"Occupy Boston may be gone from Dewey Square. But the protesters’ point was well founded, a new report has found....
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"Ariel Oshinsky, an Occupy Boston media volunteer, noted that the costs to restore the park were minimal compared to the amount spent by the US government on bank bailouts and by banks on bonuses for executives.
"We feel it's important to look at this in context," she said.
I had to hand type that myself.
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I can't hear them anymore, readers.
