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Incapacitator prototypes
If heat might someday be an option for dispersing rowdy crowds, light is an up-and-coming alternative to guns or Tasers for subduing suspects. This is one of several LED Incapacitator prototypes that the LA Sheriff's Department is developing with Intelligent Optical Systems. The LEDI device would randomly strobe with colored light-emitting diodes at varying intervals and intensities, while remaining eye-safe, according to Heal.

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