9 funny police tools

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In the old days, when the methods to combat crime has not ustakanilos on armed policemen from different countries received the amazing adaptations, sometimes worthy of the best traditions of James Bond. For example ...

1. Shooting Vest (1929)





The vest is equipped with a mini-machine gun, which fires when the pull on the rope, connecting it with the fingers guardian of the law. Say you're a police officer and a situation where the offender caught you by surprise. It is, of course, first of all tells you to raise your hands up.

You turn up their hands higher, the rope tightened and under clothes ... right out of your chest at the bandit falls goggle machine-gun the whole place.



2. hatch robber (1919)

Luke was located directly in front of the window of the bank offices. In the case of a robbery just a cashier and had to - leg press a special lever on the floor. Hatch opens, and the robber fell into a special room, where he waited for the arrival of the police. It is good if the cashier will fall. Because for the loyalty of his right hand he was still an employee of the bank and the valve by unscrewing which could keep water in the trap of a particularly dangerous criminal. And then the work of the police is much smaller.



3. Gun with built-in camera (1934)



This device is devised for police-Mazilu. If the offender can not shoot, and he runs away, then, at least, though it remains a recent photograph. The camera is automatically triggered when a policeman pulls the trigger.



4. Mototachanka (1922, 1959)

Motorcycle with a built barrel capable spew as conventional shells and shot, tried to put on the armed forces of the US legal order twice. But the idea never caught on - apparently firing, maneuvering in traffic is not very convenient. And then as a transport leave unattended when it is time to go eat traditional donuts with coffee.



5. Electric Glove (1935)

This invention Cuban Searle Diaz, was to pacify the street protesters. The man came into the fight with a servant of the law in such a glove, received an electrical discharge in 1500 volts. One light touch was enough to calm any dissatisfied.



6. hats with flashing lights (1928, 1940)

Not every cop in the first half of the twentieth century had a car. And yet, even then flashers in vogue - at least for the beginning and in such a "foot" version.



7. Armor a la "Medieval Knight" (1938)

This Parisian project late 1930s, it is difficult to take seriously. It seems that these armor glued with superglue in the kitchen of the same, have not played enough in his childhood defender of law and order.



8. Room truth (1934)

Long ago, when the circuit with good and bad investigator had not yet been worked out, criminologists New York created a project called "The Room of the truth." It was a tiny room, the walls of which were covered with mirrors. Wherever the suspect nor looked everywhere he saw the endless reflection of his guilty face. The light source is placed above the head during interrogation could be adjusted so that the person being questioned and looked even more miserable iznurёnnee. After a couple of hours of questioning a suspect in any room I began to repent.



9. Tear gas for every taste! (1926-1932)



In the late 20's - early 30-ies of tear gas was in great honor. Which only modifications or invented, just beneath that no camouflaged. Especially popular model to wear on the wrist and is actuated by means of a ring on his finger. It is enough to bend the wrist in a special way and a cloud of pure suffering envelops your interlocutor.



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