Posted on 04/24/2018 11:00:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Police in a number of Norwegian districts will be given electroshock weapons as part of a trial from next year.
The weapons will be used in the Oslo, Øst, Sørvest and Troms police districts, NRK reports.
The National Police Directorate began looking into the possibility of using the weapon type last year and has now decided to implement the trial in the four districts from January 1st, 2019, according to the report.
Similar weapons are already used by police in the United States, United Kingdom and Finland. […]
Concern over the weapon type, which can fire a charge of 50,000 volts, has been raised by NGO Amnesty International, which said that it should be treated as potentially lethal implement. …
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Yeah, but I want a Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range from the year 2040
Wow... rocketing right into 1996!
Could any FReepers who speak Norwegian kindly let us know how to say “Don’t Taze me, Bro” in Norwegian. ;-)
Ikke tazer meg bror
Electroshock therapy anyone?
Only 50,000 volts? Can someone up that to a FRY voltage?
The title makes it sound as if the Norwegian police time traveled to 2019 and acquired some advanced electro-shock weapons and will be using them in the Oslo, Øst, Sørvest and Troms police districts this year.
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