My God, will someone please think of the children?!?!?! Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ <http://security.eweek.com/> <http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/> http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ <http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/Contributing> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 12:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [funsec] Evil Internet, Yet Again It's actually fairly easy. Of course, pointing out the voltage doesn't tell the entire story. The current would be practically nothing, but good for a good jolt to the nervous system. Of course, tossing out the voltage level alone makes good headlines. Remember years ago when one could buy the little foil covered books that shocked you when you opened them? Or the trick lighters? They used to sell these things in comic books. Personally, based on the story alone, I think charging him with a weapons violation is getting a bit extreme. Next they'll be charging kids for bringing power cords to school. "The perpetrator had a power cord that was capable of delivering a continuous 120VAC shock by simply snipping the cord from a lamp and pressing the exposed end against the intended victim." -- John From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Seltzer Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:35 AM To: Richard M. Smith; [email protected] Subject: Re: [funsec] Evil Internet, Yet Again How can something with that kind of battery generate 600 volts? Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ <http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/Contributing> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [funsec] Evil Internet, Yet Again http://wcbstv.com/topstories/Shocking.Camera.Arrest.2.691020.html Teen Arrested For Modifiying Camera Into 'Taser' CLINTON, Conn. (AP) ― A 14-year-old student at Morgan School in Clinton is facing a weapons charge, accused of tinkering with a disposable camera to make it capable of zapping people with an electrical charge. Police say the camera, modified according to instructions available on the Internet, had been converted into an improvised electronic demobilizing device similar to a Taser. Police say the student never managed to use the device because a teacher intervened. School Resource Officer Kyle Strunjo says the makeshift device is potentially capable of a 600-volt shock. The 14-year-old student has been charged with possession of a dangerous weapon on school grounds, attempted assault and breach of peace.
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