Here's the Manual for ICE's Electric Shock Gloves
404 Media found multiple copies of the manual online and archived a version here. 💡Do you know anything else about this device? Civil rights advocates expressed alarm at the planned purchase of the technology by an agency that is already widely seen as out of control and using physical force disproportionately.The CEO of Compliant Technologies Jeff Nikaus published a long Instagram Reel after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. “I believe as a nation we are on a precipice,” he said.
- ▪404 Media found multiple copies of the manual online and archived a version here. 💡Do you know anything else about this device?
- ▪Civil rights advocates expressed alarm at the planned purchase of the technology by an agency that is already widely seen as out of control and using physical force disproportionately.The CEO of Compliant Technologies Jeff Nikaus published
- ▪“I believe as a nation we are on a precipice,” he said.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 21 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 2 centre.
- ▪ US immigration officers to be equipped with gloves that deliver electric shocks — BBC News — World
- ▪ ICE wants to give agents electrified gloves that shock people into compliance — The Verge
- ▪ ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks — NYT — US
- ▪ ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks — World news | The Guardian
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| Publication time | Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:39:23 GMT |
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on buying specialized gloves that pulse with electrical energy, which make it easier for agents to subdue people, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.A user manual for G.L.O.V.E, or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, sold by a company called Compliant Technologies, provides more specifics on how the gloves are supposed to work and allegedly be used.“No more than two (one pair or equivalent) of G.L.O.V.E. devices should be applied at one time to a single Subject,” the manual reads. 404 Media found multiple copies of the manual online and archived a version here. 💡Do you know anything else about this device? I would love to hear from you.
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