Comment by 01100011
4 years ago
Are you saying there is no safe exposure limit to a laser? That doesn't sound right. There are already dazzlers available for non lethal defense. You could use a poorly collimated laser to temporarily degrade vision just like any bright light causes temporary pupil constriction. I'm not suggesting causing actual eye damage.
What if I told you law enforcement requirements for less-than-lethal weapons don't actually require the inability to cause permanent disabilities? A lot of people have literally had their eyes shot out with less-than-lethal ammunition last year and tear gas and pepper spray are both known to cause health problems if used "incorrectly".
That something is considered somewhat safe under very specific usage restrictions doesn't mean that's how it will be used. Rubber bullets are rated only for indirect fire by bouncing off the ground from a safe distance, yet no law enforcement officer faced any consequence over almost exclusively firing them directly at protestors, often at too short a range even for indirect use.
The damage in lasers is not caused by brightness but by literally heating up and burning parts of the eye because you're shooting an already dense beam at a lens. A flashlight is much safer and doesn't require fancy AI to aim.
That said, I hope you're not seriously proposing putting literal sentry guns in public places to deal with shootings. I thought I wouldn't have to explain why you can't fix the result of socioeconomic problems with technology.