The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly planning to spend millions to outfit Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents with gloves that can deliver an electric shock to targeted individuals.
The gloves were developed by Compliant Technologies LLC out of Lexington, Kentucky, and have already been deployed by police departments and some jails.
‘If the officer is getting any type of resistance from the person, this is certainly an effective tool.’
A DHS notice published Monday says the agency is seeking to spend $20 million on the shocking gloves.
The devices are named G.L.O.V.E., an acronym for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter. The manufacturer says the gloves function normally until the wearer activates the electrical mode. The globe must be in contact directly with the target’s skin, and the shock
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