ACLU SoCal: Opposing the LA Sheriff’s Jail Heat-Ray Device (2010)

Other · ACLU of Southern California · August 26, 2010

ACLU of Southern California, 2010: challenged the Los Angeles County Sheriff's plan to use a jail version of the heat-ray, noting the military version was sent to Afghanistan and pulled out unused.

The ACLU letter highlights the fact that the military incarnation of the device was briefly fielded in Afghanistan in June and then withdrawn in July without ever being used.

ACLU of Southern California, 2010: challenged the Los Angeles County Sheriff's plan to use a jail version of the heat-ray, noting the military version was sent to Afghanistan and pulled out unused.

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