US immigration officers to be equipped with gloves that deliver electric shocks
ICE plans to spend up to $20m (£14.8m) to buy the Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter (GLOVE), according to a note published on Monday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The gloves can deliver up to 380 volts of electricity, roughly three times the charge of a standard US power outlet. "ICE is constantly assessing the needs of our officers in the field to ensure they have the tools and equipment necessary to safely arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from our country," the DHS said in a statement to the BBC. "Every decision is made with careful consideration and appropriately reviewed to ensure that any technology ICE utilises is consistent with all applicable law enforcement policies and standards," it added.Compliant Technologies LLC, which makes the gloves, told the BBC it was unable to comment on the sale.
- ▪ICE plans to spend up to $20m (£14.8m) to buy the Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter (GLOVE), according to a note published on Monday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The gloves can deliver up to 380 volts of electricity, roug
- ▪"ICE is constantly assessing the needs of our officers in the field to ensure they have the tools and equipment necessary to safely arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from our country," the DHS said in a statement to the BBC.
- ▪"Every decision is made with careful consideration and appropriately reviewed to ensure that any technology ICE utilises is consistent with all applicable law enforcement policies and standards," it added.Compliant Technologies LLC, which m
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- ▪ 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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US immigration officers to be equipped with gloves that deliver electric shocksImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Officers and agents in Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) would use the gloves, according to a DHS noteByKathryn ArmstrongPublished14 minutes agoUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers may soon be equipped with gloves that can deliver electric shocks as they carry out their law enforcement duties. ICE plans to spend up to $20m (£14.8m) to buy the Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter (GLOVE), according to a note published on Monday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The gloves can deliver up to 380 volts of electricity, roughly three times the charge of a standard US power outlet.
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