Dysfunctional Behavior in Teenagers and Radical Solutions
The UK is presently up in arms about the introduction of a gadget called the Mosquito, that emits sounds pitched to cause a painful buzzing in the ears, but only those of teenagers and small children.
The sounds are guaranteed to cause no long term ill effects or discomfort; however manufacturer's assurances are yet to be supported by the medical profession.
Groups of youngsters congregating in their favourite areas after dark are unable to tolerate the pain in their ears as the Mosquito emits selectively pitched sound waves, audible only to young people.
They quickly disperse, choosing to loiter elsewhere, leaving the proprietors of local shops and offices teenager-free and delighted.
I recently adopted a similar product in my own home, which is guaranteed to repel all insects such as caterpillars, cockroaches, flies etc, but not to be audible to family pets.
The device has been fitted in areas where problem teenagers congregate, to rid beleaguered communities of nuisance teenage gangs.
The device is being hailed as the finest invention to combat anti social behaviour in decades.
Human Rights groups are of course outraged by what they see as this infringement upon teenage liberty, but are they not missing the point? These gadgets are used not only by councils and police representatives but also by private individuals who have been plagued by teenage intimidation for years.
Shops and private businesses seem to be the most affected, by teenagers hanging around outside their door, asking passers-by for cigarettes and money and generally behaving in an obnoxious and inconsiderate manner.
It seems a shame that these kids cannot be disciplined in some gentler fashion but unfortunately society has hit the point where milder measures must be discarded in favour of more intrusive controls.
Human Rights interest groups will have their work cut out trying to ban the use of the Mosquito.
Private individuals who have suffered vandalism and personal injury over many years at the hands of teenage petty criminals have found the device to have a 98% success rate in eliminating anti social elements from their neighbourhood, and why should they not defend themselves and their property, they would argue? It will be interesting to see how this device might be further utilised to control more serious crime.
The sounds are guaranteed to cause no long term ill effects or discomfort; however manufacturer's assurances are yet to be supported by the medical profession.
Groups of youngsters congregating in their favourite areas after dark are unable to tolerate the pain in their ears as the Mosquito emits selectively pitched sound waves, audible only to young people.
They quickly disperse, choosing to loiter elsewhere, leaving the proprietors of local shops and offices teenager-free and delighted.
I recently adopted a similar product in my own home, which is guaranteed to repel all insects such as caterpillars, cockroaches, flies etc, but not to be audible to family pets.
The device has been fitted in areas where problem teenagers congregate, to rid beleaguered communities of nuisance teenage gangs.
The device is being hailed as the finest invention to combat anti social behaviour in decades.
Human Rights groups are of course outraged by what they see as this infringement upon teenage liberty, but are they not missing the point? These gadgets are used not only by councils and police representatives but also by private individuals who have been plagued by teenage intimidation for years.
Shops and private businesses seem to be the most affected, by teenagers hanging around outside their door, asking passers-by for cigarettes and money and generally behaving in an obnoxious and inconsiderate manner.
It seems a shame that these kids cannot be disciplined in some gentler fashion but unfortunately society has hit the point where milder measures must be discarded in favour of more intrusive controls.
Human Rights interest groups will have their work cut out trying to ban the use of the Mosquito.
Private individuals who have suffered vandalism and personal injury over many years at the hands of teenage petty criminals have found the device to have a 98% success rate in eliminating anti social elements from their neighbourhood, and why should they not defend themselves and their property, they would argue? It will be interesting to see how this device might be further utilised to control more serious crime.
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