Here's the Manual for ICE's Electric Shock Gloves
ICE plans to spends tens of millions of dollars on the gloves, which are supposed to incapacitate people. A manual 404 Media found says the gloves may even contribute to “sudden death.”
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency plans to allocate significant funds to acquire specialized gloves that deliver electrical energy, aiding agents in subduing individuals, according to the Associated Press. The user manual for G.L.O.V.E, or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, manufactured by Compliant Technologies, elaborates on the intended functionality and usage of these gloves.
The manual specifies that no more than two pairs of G.L.O.V.E. devices should be applied simultaneously to a single individual. Multiple copies of the manual were discovered online, with an archived version available. Concerns arise from the manual's assertion that these gloves could potentially lead to "sudden death." It states that Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Devices (CD3s), including the G.L.O.V.E gloves, may cause sudden death due to physiological changes, including increases in blood pressure, respiration, heart rates, heart rhythm, and adrenaline levels.
The manual emphasizes that the gloves must be in direct contact with the subject's skin and are ineffective through clothing or hair. It cautions that the gloves may degrade on individuals or animals with excessive body hair. The manual advises officers to avoid using the gloves on the head, face, throat, chest, and groin areas, while allowing them to "grab anywhere on the body" if the subject resists. The recommended usage duration is 15 seconds, though a demonstration video shows shorter application times.
ICE will issue these gloves specifically to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), the deportation-focused division of ICE. Critics, including civil rights advocates, express alarm over ICE's acquisition of this technology, particularly given ICE's history of disproportionate use of physical force.
Compliant Technologies CEO Jeff Nikaus posted a Christian Nationalist message on Instagram following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, calling for "supernatural activity" and repentance, though the company declined to comment on the matter.
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