ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse
- ICE plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million to equip officers with electric shock gloves known as G.L.O.V.E.
- The gloves deliver painful electric shocks when activated and must be applied directly to the skin.
- Critics, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, have called the plan unnecessary and cruel.
- The gloves are intended to gain compliance from individuals resisting arrest, but do not leave burn marks like Tasers.
- The purchase suggests ICE may distribute the gloves to most or all of its officers.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks faced criticism Wednesday from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who called it unnecessary and cruel.
ICE plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million to outfit officers and agents with "conductive distraction and de-escalation devices," according to a notice published Monday and revealed first by The Associated Press.
The devices known as the G.L.O.V.E., which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, are normal patrol gloves until an officer presses a button to activate its electrical mode. They must be applied directly to someone’s skin to produce a voltage that causes pain, which is intended to gain compliance from people who are resisting.
Unlike Tasers, they do not leave burn or contact marks. The size of the purchase suggests ICE plans to give the device to most or all of its officers.
ICE计划向官员提供电击手套引发愤怒和滥用担忧
移民和海关执法局（ICE）计划向官员提供能够施加疼痛电击的手套，周三遭到民主党官员和民权倡导者的批评，他们称这一计划不必要且残酷。
ICE计划花费1000万到2000万美元为官员和特工配备“导电干扰和降级设备”，这一通知于周一发布，并由美联社首次披露。
这些名为G.L.O.V.E.（即生成低输出电压发射器）的设备在激活电模式之前是普通的巡逻手套。它们必须直接接触皮肤才能产生导致疼痛的电压，旨在让抵抗的人服从。
与电击枪不同，这些手套不会留下烧伤或接触痕迹。这一采购的规模表明ICE计划将该设备分发给大多数或全部官员。