California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents
California has enacted a law banning law enforcement from using electric-shock gloves, a move prompted by ICE's plan to equip agents with the devices. The ban will remain in effect until 2030 while the state conducts a safety study.
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This highlights the ongoing tension between state-level oversight and federal immigration enforcement policies regarding the use of force.
Nelson county jailer Justin Hall shows an electric shock glove that is used at his facility on 13 August in Bardstown, Kentucky. Nelson county jailer Justin Hall shows an electric shock glove that is used at his facility on 13 August in Bardstown, Kentucky. California California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents State passes law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocks
Prefer the Guardian on Google California has passed a law Tuesday banning local, state and federal law enforcement officers from using gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks to people .
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