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submitted 2 days ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist.

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[-] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 days ago

I hope they wear them when they masturbate

[-] Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 days ago

I know the idea is to torture with the gloves and try to maintain plausible deniability, but I'm just going to treat any law enforcement wearing gloves as though they are holding a weapon and protect myself accordingly.

[-] ZDL@lazysoci.al 5 points 2 days ago

That’s a weird way to spell « urine » but ok

[-] ZDL@lazysoci.al 3 points 2 days ago

I'm not sure if urine short-circuits as effectively as salt water. If it does, then by all means!

[-] CaperGrrl79@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

🎶 Don't piss on the electric gloves! 🎶 It'll ZZZZAP your junk off!

I heard it was used against Taser Shield when they came out… not so much Taser Shield now

[-] mHtt@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

clearly the contracts are where the money is at. its never been about enforcement, or laws really... who cares if the gloves even are effective or not? as long as the government checks clear!

[-] ZDL@lazysoci.al 6 points 2 days ago

It just occurred to me that this is quite possibly the dumbest boondoggle purchase for cops in history.

Over 16 million dollars for 6000 pairs of gloves that are as much a danger to the wielder as to the target. Instead of, you know, a $50 pole that has been successfully used all over Asia for controlling criminals.

They're spending 8 figures specifically to cause pain, while putting lives at risk (their own agents and their targets) instead of spending $300,000 for a tried and true tool that is used all across Asia with great success.

I think the USA is on the fast-track to self-bankrupting.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

its a money laundering scheme more than likely for trump.

[-] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Hot tub, salt, restrained ice agent, couple of these gloves. What goes around.

[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca -2 points 2 days ago

Detention of dumb Canadian tourists just got way more fun!

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