ICE Agents May Deploy Electric Shock Gloves
TL;DR. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers could soon use G.L.O.V.E. electric shock gloves for de-escalation, as reported by the Associated Press. - The devices deliver non-injurious electrical pulses to the skin, causing a painful shock. - Compliant Technologies markets the G.L.O.V.E. as a Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device (CD3). - Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. already use these gloves.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to distribute electrically powered shock gloves to ICE agents.
- The device, named G.L.O.V.E. (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), is produced by Compliant Technologies.
- Compliant Technologies describes the gloves as a 'Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device' (CD3).
- The gloves deliver small electrical pulses to the skin, aiming for Neuro Peripheral Interference (NPI) without injury.
- Similar devices are already in use by various law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Sources
- ICE agents could soon use gloves that give painful electric shocks — mashable.com
- wired.com — wired.com