Should the 'Mosquito', an anti-teenager device, be banned?

I just saw a news story about this device that makes this annoying sound that only teenagers can hear. Some places like convenient stores are using it to prevent teens from hanging out and loitering. The ACLU wants it banned. There's some links that talk about this device. I'm kind of neutral about it. What's your thoughts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Buzz

http://www.compoundsecurity.co.uk/index.html

I just saw a news story about this device that makes this annoying sound that only teenagers can hear. Some places like convenient stores are using it to prevent teens from hanging out and loitering. The ACLU wants it banned. There's some links that talk about this device. I'm kind of neutral about it. What's your thoughts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Buzz

http://www.compoundsecurity.co.uk/index.html

printer72

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

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I just saw a news story about this device that makes this annoying sound that only teenagers can hear. Some places like convenient stores are using it to prevent teens from hanging out and loitering. The ACLU wants it banned. There's some links that talk about this device. I'm kind of neutral about it. What's your thoughts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Buzz

http://www.compoundsecurity.co.uk/index.html

Rum_Monkey

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

[QUOTE="printer72"]

I just saw a news story about this device that makes this annoying sound that only teenagers can hear. Some places like convenient stores are using it to prevent teens from hanging out and loitering. The ACLU wants it banned. There's some links that talk about this device. I'm kind of neutral about it. What's your thoughts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Buzz

http://www.compoundsecurity.co.uk/index.html

Rum_Monkey

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

As you age most (not all) people loose the ability to hear certain high frequency sounds. Younger people on the other hand can still hear them.

[QUOTE="printer72"]

I just saw a news story about this device that makes this annoying sound that only teenagers can hear. Some places like convenient stores are using it to prevent teens from hanging out and loitering. The ACLU wants it banned. There's some links that talk about this device. I'm kind of neutral about it. What's your thoughts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Buzz

http://www.compoundsecurity.co.uk/index.html

Rum_Monkey

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

as you get older you cant hear frequencies as high as you could when you were younger and its at a frequency that anyone under a certain age can here but most people over that age can hear.

I think it's kind of funny myself.

Manager-"You kids have been here all day and are distracting our employees, if you aren't going to buy anything then please leave"

Teens- "You can't make us leave, it's our 1st amendment right to express our freedom!"

Manager-*Turns on sound gun*

Teens-" AAARRGGGHHHH!"

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

Rum_Monkey

Teens have described the noise as a thousand fingernails scratching a black board. Sounds like torture/abuse to me.

thats bullcrap, thats assuming that every teenager is misbehaving and we arent, its discriminationinyourface_12

Isnt this discrimination? Not to mention, if it hurts that much, wouldnt it be some form of assault? Sounds fishy.Vis-a-Vis

[QUOTE="Rum_Monkey"]

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

Hungry_bunny

Teens have described the noise as a thousand fingernails scratching a black board. Sounds like torture/abuse to me.

http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

there you go

[QUOTE="Rum_Monkey"][QUOTE="printer72"]

I just saw a news story about this device that makes this annoying sound that only teenagers can hear. Some places like convenient stores are using it to prevent teens from hanging out and loitering. The ACLU wants it banned. There's some links that talk about this device. I'm kind of neutral about it. What's your thoughts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Buzz

http://www.compoundsecurity.co.uk/index.html

DivergeUnify

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

[QUOTE="Hungry_bunny"][QUOTE="Rum_Monkey"]

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

PeterPerson

Teens have described the noise as a thousand fingernails scratching a black board. Sounds like torture/abuse to me.

http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

there you go

Note that they're not foolproof. A friend of mine is a teacher and some students like to sneak their phone into her cla$$ and use those ring-tones. She can hear them. The dorks who try that stuff get way pissed when they get caught.

[QUOTE="Vis-a-Vis"]Isnt this discrimination? Not to mention, if it hurts that much, wouldnt it be some form of assault? Sounds fishy.foxhound_fox

Yeah..I never said they couldnt. Targetting teens is whats discrimatory, I mean, why not make a device that targets anybody? Not just teens. Im sure i've seen an old person more than once over stay their welcome at the newspaper rack in a convenience store, or a middle aged man looking at playboys.

It's not just teens taht loiter.

[QUOTE="Hungry_bunny"][QUOTE="Rum_Monkey"]

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

PeterPerson

[QUOTE="PeterPerson"][QUOTE="Hungry_bunny"][QUOTE="Rum_Monkey"]

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

duxup

Teens have described the noise as a thousand fingernails scratching a black board. Sounds like torture/abuse to me.

http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

there you go

Note that they're not foolproof. A friend of mine is a teacher and some students like to sneak their phone into her cla$$ and use those ring-tones. She can hear them. The dorks who try that stuff get way pissed when they get caught.

yeah i was just giving a link for people that want to hear the noise.

[QUOTE="Rum_Monkey"]

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

Hungry_bunny

Teens have described the noise as a thousand fingernails scratching a black board. Sounds like torture/abuse to me.

Yeah..I never said they couldnt. Targetting teens is whats discrimatory, I mean, why not make a device that targets anybody? Not just teens. Im sure i've seen an old person more than once over stay their welcome at the newspaper rack in a convenience store, or a middle aged man looking at playboys.

It's not just teens taht loiter.

Vis-a-Vis

That's weird i remember seeing a story where teens were downloading a tone that did the same thing so they could use their phone's in school.

I find it hard to believe considering that the teens hanging around aren't going to hear it anyway, since they are probably the same ones that have their radio so loud its vibrating someones windows a couple of blocks away.

Well, i hear a lot of you saying "its private property they can do what they want" but, me, a teenager, can go where ever the **** i want as long as im not loitering or breaking the law. I think its discrimination.

yeah i was just giving a link for people that want to hear the noise.

PeterPerson

Well, i hear a lot of you saying "its private property they can do what they want" but, me, a teenager, can go where ever the **** i want as long as im not loitering or breaking the law.

Plus, i have that mosquito thing as a ringtone, it works well in school since the teachers cant hear it.

SuperDuper755

[QUOTE="Vis-a-Vis"]Yeah..I never said they couldnt. Targetting teens is whats discrimatory, I mean, why not make a device that targets anybody? Not just teens. Im sure i've seen an old person more than once over stay their welcome at the newspaper rack in a convenience store, or a middle aged man looking at playboys.

It's not just teens taht loiter.

foxhound_fox

I just saw a news story about this device that makes this annoying sound that only teenagers can hear. Some places like convenient stores are using it to prevent teens from hanging out and loitering. The ACLU wants it banned. There's some links that talk about this device. I'm kind of neutral about it. What's your thoughts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Buzz

http://www.compoundsecurity.co.uk/index.html

printer72

[QUOTE="SuperDuper755"]

Well, i hear a lot of you saying "its private property they can do what they want" but, me, a teenager, can go where ever the **** i want as long as im not loitering or breaking the law.

Plus, i have that mosquito thing as a ringtone, it works well in school since the teachers cant hear it.

foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="Hungry_bunny"][QUOTE="Rum_Monkey"]

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

PeterPerson

Teens have described the noise as a thousand fingernails scratching a black board. Sounds like torture/abuse to me.

http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

there you go

yes.... yes it does....:|killtactics

Teenagers are prone to hyperbolexaos

Mosquito example?

[QUOTE="PeterPerson"][QUOTE="Hungry_bunny"][QUOTE="Rum_Monkey"]

How can only teenagers hear it? Is it like on the same freq as what dogs can hear?

Hungry_bunny

i think i'm going deaf. i couldn't hear the one that's for 30 and younger and i'm younger than 30

It should be banned. It's ageist. Elraptor

Yea, well, perfect for the U.S then...

Stuff it get a shotty and start raving it about. Gets rid of the kids faster. I'm a 15 year old and I hate that chavs hang out outside shops.

But the things they use to get rid of shops also get rid of me :\