Shocking, in a Bad Way
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices” for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.
The devices are known as the G.L.O.V.E., which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, and are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky. They have been used in recent years by some jails and police departments.
This is the first I’ve heard of G.L.O.V.E or of Compliant Technologies, which has to be the most Orwellian name for an LLC that I’ve heard in quite some time. I did a quick search on LinkedIn and I can’t find any contacts who work there or who are connected with anyone who works there, which is a little bit surprising given how intertwined the law enforcement, veteran, and intel professional communities are around here. I’ll follow up if I find anything worth reporting.
