Episode 234 • • 1:10:43 - 1:16:22
234: Phasers on Stun
Raytheon Active Denial System Testing in LA County Jails
NPR reports on the deployment of a Raytheon-built "ray gun" at the Pitches Detention Center in Los Angeles County. The non-lethal weapon uses millimeter waves to create an intense burning sensation on the skin to subdue rioting inmates. Media members, including an Estrella TV reporter, volunteered to be blasted by the device to demonstrate its effects.