Homan Defends ICE Electric-Shock Gloves as Less-Lethal Option
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White House border czar Tom Homan is defending Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to equip officers with specialized gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks, arguing the devices could help officers control dangerous confrontations without resorting to deadly force.
“It’s another device to help someone get compliant when they are not,” Homan said Thursday on “Fox & Friends,” adding that officers cannot simply go “from 0 to 100” and immediately resort to lethal force.
ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of the devices, known as G.L.O.V.E., or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter. The gloves function normally until activated and are designed to deliver an electrical shock through direct contact with a person’s skin.
Homan compared the technology to other less-lethal options such as Tasers and pepper spray. He said deployment will not happen immediately because ICE is still developing training requirements and policies governing when officers can use the devices.
The proposal has drawn criticism from civil rights organizations and some use-of-force experts who have raised concerns about potential misuse. Homan maintains the gloves could provide officers with another option for de-escalating potentially violent encounters while reducing the need for more serious force.
“It’s another device to help someone get compliant when they are not,” Homan said Thursday on “Fox & Friends,” adding that officers cannot simply go “from 0 to 100” and immediately resort to lethal force.
ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of the devices, known as G.L.O.V.E., or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter. The gloves function normally until activated and are designed to deliver an electrical shock through direct contact with a person’s skin.
Homan compared the technology to other less-lethal options such as Tasers and pepper spray. He said deployment will not happen immediately because ICE is still developing training requirements and policies governing when officers can use the devices.
The proposal has drawn criticism from civil rights organizations and some use-of-force experts who have raised concerns about potential misuse. Homan maintains the gloves could provide officers with another option for de-escalating potentially violent encounters while reducing the need for more serious force.
