ICE Investing in Electric Shock Gloves
Here is some disturbing news that falls squarely into the category "I couldn't even imagine this new low."
The BBC reports that ICE agents "may soon be equipped with gloves that can deliver electric shocks as they carry out their law enforcement duties." The agency is investing $20 million into these gloves– made by Compliant Technologies LLC--that "can deliver up to 380 volts of electricity."
A user manual on the company's website recommends avoiding use on the elderly, small children, pregnant women and the "severely handicapped", as well as that an additional officer be present to restrain the subject while the gloves are being used.
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The gloves ... deliver a sharp shock to convince a subject to comply using "pain deterrence", says Lt Butch Gallion, an administrator at Hawkins County jail in Tennessee.
