ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
‘Introducing gloves that can so easily be used to deliver terrible pain in encounters is a recipe for harm to the public,’ said one critic. Photograph: Ryan Murphy/APView image in fullscreen‘Introducing gloves that can so easily be used to deliver terrible pain in encounters is a recipe for harm to the public,’ said one critic. The company has advertised the device as a “humane, low-optics, de-escalation solution for many situations facing our men and women in uniform”.The gloves have previously been used in settings such as jails in the US.View image in fullscreenGlove (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter).
- ▪‘Introducing gloves that can so easily be used to deliver terrible pain in encounters is a recipe for harm to the public,’ said one critic.
- ▪Photograph: Ryan Murphy/APView image in fullscreen‘Introducing gloves that can so easily be used to deliver terrible pain in encounters is a recipe for harm to the public,’ said one critic.
- ▪The company has advertised the device as a “humane, low-optics, de-escalation solution for many situations facing our men and women in uniform”.The gloves have previously been used in settings such as jails in the US.View image in fullscree
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| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:35:43 GMT |
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‘Introducing gloves that can so easily be used to deliver terrible pain in encounters is a recipe for harm to the public,’ said one critic. Photograph: Ryan Murphy/APView image in fullscreen‘Introducing gloves that can so easily be used to deliver terrible pain in encounters is a recipe for harm to the public,’ said one critic. Photograph: Ryan Murphy/APICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocksAccording to manufacturer, shock ‘is usually effective in bringing individuals into compliance in less than three seconds’Maanvi Singh and agenciesTue 11 Aug 2026 19.35 EDTLast modified on Tue 11 Aug 2026 19.50 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleICE plans to spend up to $20m (£15m) to purchase thousands of gloves that can…
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