Originally developed for the military, devices that emit sound at an almost-intolerable amplitude are now used by many police departments. A civil rights lawsuit says the NYPD's use of the devices at a protest was excessive force.
A student who went to photograph a Black Lives Matter protest was warned that New York City police might use a sound cannon against demonstrators.So, when the NYPD fired a Long Range Acoustic Device, or a LRAD, at the demonstration in 2014 in Manhattan, that's exactly what Edrei, 24, did.
The migraine lasted about a week, but almost five years later, Edrei, now a student in Edinburgh, Scotland, still feels the LRAD’s effect. But in the federal civil rights lawsuit, the plaintiffs claim officers’ use of the LRAD at the protest was excessive force, violating their constitutional rights. The lawsuit has no legal merit, the NYPD added. “Exposing police officers to civil liability for using tools that successfully substitute for the use of force is bad for both public safety and police community relations,” the statement said.
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