ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks: AP Exclusive

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : " Peters said he believed ICE's planned purchase would likely be the largest from the company to date.
60% : AP ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of "conductive distraction and de-escalation devices" for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.
58% : He said it would be important for ICE to have robust policies and training in place.
46% : He said he could envision ICE officers using the gloves to help remove uncooperative subjects from cars and houses and in and out of detention facilities.
44% : Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, deputy project director on policing at the American Civil Liberties Union, said the public should have no confidence that ICE officers will use the devices appropriately.
41% : "ICE spent the last year showing this country they are too quick to use force.
7% : Civil rights advocates expressed alarm at the plan, saying ICE officers already face criticism for their use of force with little oversight or accountability while enforcing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

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