John Yoo shrugged
By Thoreau
Coming soon to a jail interrogation room near you: Microwave heat guns that cause unbearable pain. To be fair, they promise to only use them on settings that do not rise to the level of torture. Beautiful, isn’t it? It took them half a life-time to invent it.
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Comment by Paul McLeod —
August 31, 2010 @ 7:38 pm
This is for posterity.
Comment by Jon Hendry —
August 31, 2010 @ 10:16 pm
Just wait til they install them in the ceilings of every cell.
Comment by joe from Lowell —
September 1, 2010 @ 7:16 am
I remember the Congressional hearings when tasers were introduced.
Can you believe that some whack jobs – no, seriously, people were saying this – were worried that they wouldn’t just be used for self-defense in life-threatening situations, but would be used to enforce compliance?
Fortunately, the manufacturers, police representatives, and their researchers were able to convince everyone that those concerns were just crazy, and that tasers would only be used to save lives by replacing firearms when police were in danger.
Phew!
Comment by J sub D —
September 1, 2010 @ 8:02 pm
Our experience with tasers (and billy clubs before that) would indicate otherwise.
Comment by dhex —
September 1, 2010 @ 9:21 pm
perhaps they’ll only use them to warm delicious meals for prisoners.
Comment by Fraud Guy —
September 1, 2010 @ 11:37 pm
Or was that delicious prisoners for meals?
Comment by Thoreau —
September 1, 2010 @ 11:37 pm
Well, in any case, I’m sure this will never get used in interrogations.
Comment by VikingMoose —
September 3, 2010 @ 11:41 am
or to disperse crowds. or a new way to get the family dog.
“It’s the Rover Roaster. Now, your botched drug raid can end with a nice hot snack. Fried Fido!”