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2008/4/3-9 [Consumer/Audio, Politics/Foreign/Europe] UID:49654 Activity:low
4/3     Teen-repellent device!
        http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080402/wl_uk_afp/britaineutechnologyyouth
        \_ "Inventor of Teen-repellent device seeks regulation of
            his invention."
        \_ "British inventor of teen-repellent device wants laws regulating it"
        \_ Does this work on beagles? My neighbor's beagles bark all
           day long when he's gone and it's driving everyone nuts. Actually
           it's not so much of a bark as it is a deep WOOWOOOWOOOO!
           WOOWOOOOWOOOOO! WOWOWOOOOOOOWOOOOOOO!!! It's not your typical
           bar bark bark sound. I don't know the proper name for
           a beagle WOOWOOWOOOOOO!
           \_ Beagles don't bark, they "bay."
           \_ I don't know about 'the mosquito' but anti-freeze works great
              for that problem.
              \_ So does jail time for killing the dog.  Idiot.
           \- there is an mp3 of this you can download. i added it to
              my itunes ... it's kinda interesting to see who can/cant
              hear it on my MPB.
              my itunes ... it's kinda fun to see who can/cant hear it
              on my MPB.
           \_ Hey genius, I told you last time you whined about the dog to
              call the cops with a noise complaint.  Did you?  No.  I'm
              ashamed to think we went to the same school.
              \_ Actually I did, the cop said if the owner is not violating
                 animal cruelty law (sanitation, food, shelter), and that
                 I should take it up with the city as there's not much
                 they can do about this case. Neighbor-to-neighbor disputes
                 need to be taken care of in civil/litigation or something.
                 \_ A few things then. 1) your cop/town is lame.  you have a
                    valid noise complain in any civil place.  2) abusing the
                    dog will not get it to quiet down, 3) try talking to your
                    neighbor, 4) please accept my apologies for bashing you
                    earlier, I'm honestly quite shocked the police didn't take
                    a noise report which is the start of the process to ding
                    your neighbor for disturbing the peace in a normal city.
                    \_ Ya it's ok, motd doesn't bother me compared to what
                       I have to tolerate every day. I searched online for
                       this problem and unfortunately it's really complex
                       as each state and city and county ordinances are
                       different. The cops are right though, it's a neighbor
                       to neighbor dispute in which they can't arrest anyone
                       for it. Unless violence or harm has done they can't
                       really put the owner in jail. They can however write
                       police reports, which may prove to be helpful in
                       the court.
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news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080402/wl_uk_afp/britaineutechnologyyouth
AFP British inventor of teen-repellent device wants laws regulating it Wed Apr 2, 3:58 PM ET LONDON (AFP) - The British inventor of a controversial device which disperses young people by emitting a high-pitched noise which only they can hear called Wednesday for legislation to regulate its use. RY/B=emMeIdGDJHg-/J=1207235812530747/A=4919452/R=0/* Self-confessed "mad inventor" Howard Stapleton developed the Mosquito after his 15-year-old daughter was harassed by youths hanging around a local shop. The device emits an irritating high-pitched pulse that most people aged under 20 can hear but almost nobody over 30 can. Stapleton said he has sold around 4,000 Mosquitos in Europe and North America. However, the device has provoked protests from some civil liberties campaigners, while some 7,000 people signed an Internet petition to ban it in Europe. Earlier Wednesday, the European Commission said it would not ban the Mosquito, despite the complaints. "I would like the assistance of central governments to cover fair usage," Stapleton told AFP. "I never intended it to make kid-free zones but to combat anti-social behaviour and it should only be used where there is that." And Stapleton suggested that customers should sign a contract saying it would only be used to combat anti-social behaviour by young people. The devices, which sell for about 495 pounds (985 dollars, 630 euros) spread to mainland Europe from Britain through word of mouth and press coverage. The Mosquito has distributors in European countries including France, the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland, as well as in the United States and Canada. Stapleton insisted the device was not loud enough to damage childrens' hearing, describing it as being like "a demented alarm clock." The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse.