Anti-Loitering Device Making Lots of Noise For Teens
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Anti-Loitering Device Making Lots of Noise For Teens

Teenagers who loiter at the Gallery Place Commercial Strip are being told to buzz off. A noisemaker called “The Mosquito” is now mounted on the wall near the escalator at the Metro stop. The anti-loitering device was invented in Wales a few years ago and...

Gadget deters troublemakers

TRYING to stop young people from going to school is not something you would normally expect of teachers. But staff at Wheatley Primary School and neighbouring John Watson special school have been doing just that. They have installed a high-pitched Mosquito device to...

No Sting in Debate over Mosquito – FT.com

From Denis MacShane MP. Sir, The headline over your report (June 26) on the Council of Europe’s short debate on “Mosquito” machines, which emit a noise that disperses rowdy teenagers, claimed that “Brussels” was to clamp down on these...

Council of Europe Ban on Mosquito Device Not Binding

The Council of Europe this morning voted to ban the use and marketing of the Mosquito teen deterrent within Europe. 59 members voted in total out of the 489 current members. It MUST be noted that the Council of Europe have NO power to enforce a ban on ANY product...

The Mosquito Device – Council of Europe Take the Wrong Position

Mr Piotr WACH, the Polish member of the European Council will this week be calling for a ban on the use and marketing of the Mosquito device by the European Council PACE committee (Note; The Council of Europe have no power to create legislation and so CANNOT ban the...

Use of Mosquito Device in Bradford Criticised

A youth service director has criticised the use of a mosquito device which emits a high pitched noise to disperse youngsters in Bradford. Miriam Jackson, from the Youth Work Unit, said it seemed like “we’re seeing our young people as pests”. Police...

Home Secretary Supports Mosquito

Home Secretary Alan Johnson has rejected calls to ban a device which emits high-pitched noises designed to cause discomfort to young people. At question time on 8 February 2010, he described The Mosquito™ as “very helpful” in dispersing groups of...