Electric shock gloves already in use by police departments in Bellevue, Omaha

3 days ago by silence7 to c/news

Electric shock gloves are making headlines after Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it was planning to outfit its agents with the technology. They've already been used in Nebraska for years.

They have been used twice since officers received training on them at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year, and are only in use at middle and high schools.

In one case at a high school, the officer used a glove on a student for "noncompliance."

In short, the purpose is to torture kids

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Quokka 83 points 3 days ago

Only to be used in middle and high schools?

No place is good to use them, but that’s one of the worst.

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wonderingwanderer 39 points 3 days ago

I had one of these used on me at a hospital once. I was already fucking handcuffed to the bed so the guy had no reason to shock me other than he was power tripping. And since it was a glove, it was kinda stealthy. I don't think any of the medical staff present even knew that he was tazing me. It happened completely without warning, too.

And let me tell you, these things are worse than being tased by a normal taser. I don't know what kind of battery they have, but it was baaad. I literally pissed myself.

Pretty sure that guy violated some protocols and maybe the law, but no one cared. I yelled at him for it and he fucking tased me again.

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AnotherWastedHuman 29 points 3 days ago

Sounds like grounds for a lawsuit (against both the hospital, and whatever agency he worked for) if I were you. You were handcuffed & no danger, so that's cruel & unusual punishment right there.

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silence7 37 points 3 days ago

The problem is that they're designed to leave no mark, so it's really hard to prove in court that they were used. Perfect torture device.

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AnotherWastedHuman 11 points 3 days ago

Uhhggg, didn't know that. Been too long to get a lawyer to force the hospital to save video footage? In this day and age, I'd find it hard to believe they didn't have cameras everywhere.

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