Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will soon be getting electric shock gloves that can be used to inflict pain on anyone they choose. The gloves, made by Compliant Technologies, are touted as a way to get compliance without the risk of viral videos where arm-swinging beatings make officers look bad.
The shock gloves have already been used against students at schools in Omaha, Nebraska, though police has said they’ll stop after public outcry. And while the gloves are obviously a dystopian symbol of our modern age, the general idea is much older. In fact, one inventor showed off his shock glove to police in the 1930s.
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