Tell Me It Ain't So, Joe: AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. Read More. |
This story is hard to believe given concerns with the use of violence by ICE officers and mounting numbers of deaths. Concerns with training have been expressed. Some worry that, in its rapid expansion of the officer corps, ICE has not been as careful as it should in hiring officers suited for the job. In any event, here is the gist of the AP report:
"ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of `conductive distraction and de-escalation devices' for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.
The devices are known as the G.L.O.V.E., which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, and are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky. They have been used in recent years by some jails and police departments."
