Peperspray en tasers worden in toenemende mate gebruikt door zowel politie als het leger. Nog veel meer exotische niet-dodelijke wapens zoals warmtestralen zijn in ontwikkeling. Op TEDxCanberra verkent ethicus Stephen Coleman de onverwachte gevolgen van hun introductie en stelt ​​een aantal moeilijke vragen.

Stephen Coleman: De morele gevaren van niet-dodelijke wapens

Modern military deployments increasingly resemble policing, leading to calls for soldiers to use nonlethal weapons like Tasers and pepper spray. These tools, designed to avoid killing, often end up being overused or misused, as seen when Queensland police deployed OC spray over 2,200 times in two years, mostly against unarmed or nonviolent people. The gap in training and mindset between police and military heightens the risks. Nonlethal weapons, while seemingly safer, can be perfect for abuse and can turn into tools for indiscriminate harm.

Nonlethal Weapons Carry Hidden Dangers For Police And Military

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