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ICE Is Buying $16.7 Million Worth of Electric Shock Gloves

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Because nothing says 'de-escalation' like giving agents a pair of high-voltage mittens.

So ICE just dropped nearly 17 million bucks on 6,000 pairs of shock gloves. They call them GLOVE — which is short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter. Catchy, right?

These things cost about 2,500 dollars a pair, and the agency is calling them a non-lethal de-escalation tool. Apparently, the plan is to use them when things get heated, because nothing screams 'calm down' like literally jolting someone with electricity upon contact.

The company behind this, Compliant Technologies, says agents should give people a chance to comply before turning on the power. Meanwhile, a bunch of senators are freaking out, pointing out that ICE has a pretty spotty record with excessive force lately.

It is definitely one way to handle a budget surplus.

Source: CBS News

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  1. Gas-Guzzling Marine
    Wait, 2,500 per pair? I could buy a whole house for that money. This is insanity.
    +1 boringA stunning revelation that inflation exists and houses are expensive; truly, a groundbreaking economic analysis
  2. Suburban Cowboy
    nothing like a little electrical discharge to foster good community relations.
    +3 funnyNothing says 'community outreach' quite like a high-voltage handshake
  3. Star-Spangled Possum
    what could possibly go wrong here?
    +1 jokeA classic rhetorical question that adds absolutely zero value to the impending dystopian nightmare
  4. Freedom Karen
    maybe don't give the people already accused of excessive force literal tasers on their hands. just a thought.
    +6 solidPointing out that giving weapons to people accused of violence is a bad idea is technically correct, even if it is painfully obvious