OIA Doc Confirms Use of Sound Weapons Against Protestors
By Qurious Kiwi’s
‘A document released under the Official Information Act (OIA), revealed two long range acoustic devices (Lrads) were deployed at the Parliament protest on March 2.’
‘The devices have the potential to cause permanent hearing damage, which has led to the device being limited in several jurisdictions in the United States following lawsuits.’
The document also reveals:
‘Instructions for the use of pepper spray in a crowd were also changed, with the new rules coming into force the day before officers moved in on protesters.’
‘The new rules said pepper spray could be utilised against more than one person at a time “where the circumstances justify its deployment”.’
‘The obligations of police to provide aftercare, were also changed from “must” to “must if the circumstances allow”.’
