ICE to outfit officers with ‘bee sting’ electroshock gloves for combative detainees
The new equipment is characterized as a “conductive distraction and de-escalation device” and is intended for ICE and Homeland Security Investigations. “The technology is safe as it does not penetrate the subject’s body; while also allowing other officers to grab the individual being stimulated with no fear of feedback into their bodies. He described GLOVEs effect as a “bee sting,” and could help ICE officers remove subjects from cars.The planned purchase comes on the heels of ICE’s use of force during vehicle stops, which drew scrutiny during two fatal shootings in Texas and Maine.
- ▪The new equipment is characterized as a “conductive distraction and de-escalation device” and is intended for ICE and Homeland Security Investigations.
- ▪“The technology is safe as it does not penetrate the subject’s body; while also allowing other officers to grab the individual being stimulated with no fear of feedback into their bodies.
- ▪He described GLOVEs effect as a “bee sting,” and could help ICE officers remove subjects from cars.The planned purchase comes on the heels of ICE’s use of force during vehicle stops, which drew scrutiny during two fatal shootings in Texas a
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, as well as other Department of Homeland Security personnel, may soon be equipped with “bee sting” electroshock gloves intended for de-escalation.According to a notice, DHS plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million on generated low output voltage emitters, or GLOVEs, by March. The new equipment is characterized as a “conductive distraction and de-escalation device” and is intended for ICE and Homeland Security Investigations.
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