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The moral dangers of non-lethal weapons - Stephen Coleman

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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. In this talk, ethicist Stephen Coleman explores the unexpected consequences of their introduction and asks some challenging questions. (Filmed at TEDxCanberra.)

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Although many of the jobs that military personnel do on deployments are similar to the jobs that police officers do in their own countries, what is a major difference between how they are prepared for these positions?

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