Missouri Deploys Sound Cannons Against Speeders. What could possibly go wrong? (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

“Show Me” The Stupidity

In a bid to increase highway safety, authorities in Missouri are taking the step of shooting high-intensity waves of sound at people who are allegedly speeding. The LRAD system is a “directed-sound communication device” that is normally used on the battlefield but is now being deployed on the home front.

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According to MoDOT, the systems will begin being deployed near construction sites and on vehicles. The sound cannon will emit 153 decibels of noise at cars. MoDOT employee Michele Compton said, “The sound easily penetrates the windshield and well-insulated cab of a car, even overriding the vehicle’s engine sounds and a radio turned up loud enough to jam to tunes at highway speeds.”

Isn’t that wonderful?

So the idea is that you take people who are already driving at dangerous speeds, and then blast them with a wave of noise in order to terrify them into slowing down? What could possibly go wrong with blasting sonic waves at people driving two-ton, speeding death-chariots? Sounds like a brilliant plan.




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Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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