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| Call for ban on anti-crime device | Call for ban on anti-crime device |
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| The government is being urged to bring in rules banning a new anti-social behaviour device which emits a high-pitched noise. | The government is being urged to bring in rules banning a new anti-social behaviour device which emits a high-pitched noise. |
| The Mosquito Mark 4 is designed to ensure areas like car parks are clear of potential troublemakers. | The Mosquito Mark 4 is designed to ensure areas like car parks are clear of potential troublemakers. |
| The original Mosquito can be heard only by the under 25s, but the latest version is audible to all ages. | |
| Campaign group Liberty is calling for regulations against the devices and research into possible hearing damage. | Campaign group Liberty is calling for regulations against the devices and research into possible hearing damage. |
| There are estimated to be 3,500 of the original devices in use in the UK, many at shopping centres. | There are estimated to be 3,500 of the original devices in use in the UK, many at shopping centres. |
| Urgent | Urgent |
| Their sound causes discomfort to young ears - but their frequency is above the normal hearing range of people over 25. | Their sound causes discomfort to young ears - but their frequency is above the normal hearing range of people over 25. |
| Shami Chakrabati, director of Liberty, said of the new devices: "I think we need urgent research and regulation by the authorities. | Shami Chakrabati, director of Liberty, said of the new devices: "I think we need urgent research and regulation by the authorities. |
| "It's not going to stop determined criminals. It could cause damage to the rest of us and certainly make our lives a bit of a misery." | "It's not going to stop determined criminals. It could cause damage to the rest of us and certainly make our lives a bit of a misery." |
| A campaign, led by the children's commissioner for England, is calling for them to be banned. | A campaign, led by the children's commissioner for England, is calling for them to be banned. |
| Critics say the Mosquito targets all young people and not just those who may be causing a nuisance. | Critics say the Mosquito targets all young people and not just those who may be causing a nuisance. |
| They say its use to disperse gangs is a breach of children's human rights. | They say its use to disperse gangs is a breach of children's human rights. |