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U.S. police are interested in purchasing the Israeli “Skunk” – a non-lethal weapon used by the Israel police force and IDF for crowd control. The Skunk has attracted the interest of law-enforcement agencies in America, who are looking for better ways to scatter rioters without risking injuries or death after the riots in Ferguson and Baltimore.
The Skunk was Developed by Odortec, an Israeli company that specializes in scent-based weapons for law enforcement, in collaboration with the Israeli police.
Released at high pressure from a water cannon attached to the top of a military truck, the skunk odor sticks to walls, clothing, hair and skin for days and is impossible to wash away. The skunk weapon came into use as a less aggressive solution than rubber bullets and tear gas, as it isn’t lethal and made from non-toxic organic materials.
First used by Israeli border police officers in 2008, skunk water has become a a method of crowd and protest control in demonstrations, mostly in the West Bank.
The Israeli police force has high hopes of turning skunk into a commercial venture and selling it to law-enforcement agencies overseas, in addition to the U.S. police forces.
