Democrats in both chambers of Congress this week have joined rights advocates in forcefully denouncing plans for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to spend up to $20 million on “gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks.”
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday published a notice about buying thousands of Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter (GLOVE) devices from Kentucky-based Compliant Technologies, drawing media coverage and condemnation.
“$20 million of taxpayer money for electric shock gloves?! This is horrifying and infuriating,” said Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.). “It’s exactly why so many… Democrats voted against billions of dollars in additional funding for ICE. This rogue agency uses cruel tactics like these and hasn’t demonstrated any willingness to de-escalate—and the Trump administration refuses to rein them in.”
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) similarly ripped Republican lawmakers who narrowly control the Senate and House of Representatives, stressing that they “had the opportunity to rein in” ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) but “refused.”
I wonder if soaking the ice agents in water will be effective in making them shock themselves. ?
Urine is full of electrolytes!
Everytime these gloves come up I just have to wonder what kind of sick weirdo even comes up with the idea for that, let alone actually making them.
It’s from Legend of Korra. They probably saw their kids watching it.
This concept has been around in comic books for decades.
I mean I think they’re going to hurt themselves more than anyone else with them but still very dumb and the first time they’re used cruelty is gonna come up.
So the gloves are sadistic and cruel, but we’re okay with taser guns which work at long distance?
I think one of the major differences is you can be sneaky with something like this. It’s meant to cause pain not incapacitate. Also likely to illicit a response so they can be “justified” in using more force. Remember most of these fuckers are sadists and bullies…
This is all theater, both these people are empty suits who support the police state while talking about diversity and community in vague terms
https://eu.rgj.com/story/news/nevada/2026/01/15/dems-split-ice-funding-plan/88198215007/