Updated: Electric shock gloves already in use by police departments in Bellevue, Omaha
- The electric shock gloves making headlines after Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it was planning to outfit its agents with the technology have already been used in Nebraska for years.
- Last May, the Omaha Police Department submitted a request to the Omaha City Council to buy 40 pairs of the gloves for a little under $66,000.
- The gloves were intended to be used by school resource officers “as another use of force option with the goal of deescalating and preventing use of force situations,” according to documents submitted to the City Council.
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- The electric shock gloves making headlines after Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it was planning to outfit its agents with the technology have already been used in Nebraska for years.
- Last May, the Omaha Police Department submitted a request to the Omaha City Council to buy 40 pairs of the gloves for a little under $66,000.
- The gloves were intended to be used by school resource officers “as another use of force option with the goal of deescalating and preventing use of force situations,” according to documents submitted to the City Council.
Sources: Nebraskapublicmedia