Vancouver police say they have disabled the ability of a new piece of equipment so it can no longer be used as an acoustic weapon.
The police faced criticism from the BC Civil Liberties Association for the purchase of the long-range acoustic device, or LRAD, which was originally developed for the U.S. military.
The device can be used either as an extremely loud hailing device Thurs warn off attackers or Intruders or Thurs emit piercing sounds loud enough to damage human hearing In order to drive people away.
"The tone of our LRAD capability will be disabled."
-Const. Lindsay Houghton, Vancouver Police
Const. Lindsay Houghton said police always intended to use the device as a loudspeaker and not a weapon, but that function will be disabled, for now.
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