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To: expat_panama
That could be. I have heard of dye being used to make it easier to round up the protesters later, which imho, could be a good idea.

A water canon worthy of the name should be able to put a lot of hurt on the people it hits, anyway. (I got washed into a pond with a 3" fire hose once as a fireman, and there is not much you can do.)

Acid, imho, might not have any color, but nitric will turn the skin orange, iirc.

10% Hydrochloric will give an instant burning sensation on skin contact, and will do some damage if you don't get washed off.

I have had sulfuric on my skin, but only at battery acid concentrations (not sure how strong that is), and it took a layer of skin off, but was not immediately painful.

It is hard to say what other lovely things someone like Noriega might have put in the water for 'entertainment' or punishment.

As far as Amnesty or the Press, they do much better at griping where there is freedom of the press than around any real dictatorships.

22 posted on 06/01/2005 4:46:15 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (Grant no power to government you would not want your worst enemies to wield against you.)
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To: Smokin' Joe
 Amnesty or the Press, they do much better at griping where there is freedom ...

Mark Twain wrote a short story fantasy about a guy meeting his 'conscience' and found out that a conscience only harangues a good guy and always leaves a dickweed alone.  The story was tongue and cheek with an element of truth, but in the case of Amnesty and the Press, IMHO they've just out and out ditched their mission and sold out to the bad guys.

26 posted on 06/01/2005 7:46:38 AM PDT by expat_panama
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To: Smokin' Joe
10% HCl will speedily corrode most common metals which could be used in the water cannon construction. The worst affected will be the sealed bearings on power shaft. Getting HCl in the eyes is a recipe for being blinded, unless immediate attention is received. Also it would give a very serious respiratory damage. Sulfuric is no fun, either. Why not spray VX and be done with it?
28 posted on 06/01/2005 2:15:47 PM PDT by GSlob
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