Stephen Coleman: The moral dangers of non-lethal weapons
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http://www.ted.com Pepper spray and tasers are in increasing use by both police and military, and more exotic non-lethal weapons such as heat rays are in the works. At TEDxCanberra, ethicist Stephen Coleman explores the unexpected consequences of their introduction and asks some challenging questions. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the be... Read more
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- -: Stephen Coleman: The moral dangers of non-lethal weapons
February 7, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Pepper spray and tasers are in increasing use by both police and military, and more exotic non-lethal weapons such as heat rays are in the works. At TEDxCanberra, ethicist Stephen Coleman explores the unexpected consequences of their introduction and asks some challenging quest...
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