Government Shock Bracelets to be Issued to all Airline Passengers

Want some torture with your peanuts?

The Washington Times - Aviation Security

By P. Jeffrey Black & Jeffrey Denning

Just when you thought you've heard it all...

A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser®. According to this promotional video found at the Lamperd Less Lethal, Inc. website, the bracelet would be worn by all airline passengers.

This bracelet would:

• take the place of an airline boarding pass

• contain personal information about the traveler

• be able to monitor the whereabouts of each passenger and his/her luggage

• shock the wearer on command, completely immobilizing him/her for several minutes

The Electronic ID Bracelet, as it's referred to, would be worn by every traveler "until they disembark the flight at their destination." Yes, you read that correctly. Every airline passenger would be tracked by a government-funded GPS, containing personal, private and confidential information, and would shock the customer worse than an electronic dog collar if the passenger got out of line.

Clearly the Electronic ID Bracelet is a euphuism for the EMD Safety Bracelet, or at least it has a nefarious hidden ability (thus the term ID Bracelet is ambiguous at best). EMD stands for Electro-Musclar Disruption. Again, according to the promotional video, the bracelet can completely immobilize the wearer for several minutes.

So is the government really that interested in this bracelet?

Apparently so.

According to this letter from DHS official, Paul S. Ruwaldt of the Science and Technology Directorate, office of Research and Development, which was written to the inventor whom he had previously met with, Ruwaldt wrote, "To make it clear, we [the federal government] are interested in . . . the immobilizing security bracelet, and look forward to receiving a written proposal."

The letterhead, in case you were wondering, came from a U.S. Department of Homeland Security office at the William J. Hughes Technical Center at the Atlantic City International Airport, or the Federal Aviation Administration headquarters.

In another part of the letter, Mr. Ruwaldt confirmed, "It is conceivable to envision a use to improve air security, on passenger planes."

Would every paying airline passenger flying on a commercial airplane be mandated to wear one of these devices? I cringe at the thought. Not only could it be used as a physical restraining device, but also as a method of interrogation, according to the same aforementioned letter from Mr. Ruwaldt.

Would you let them put one of those on your wrist? Would you allow the airline employees, which would be mandated by the government, to place such a bracelet on any member of your family?

Why are tax dollars being spent on something like this?

Is this a police state or is this America?

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[hallaelementary]

This is a brilliant idea. We need to have all government officials wear them. If they try to raise taxes or pass laws that infringe on our civil liberties we just shock the hell out of them.

[oopsyman]

these people wanting us to wear these sick devices are complete nutters.

[TheUberAtheist]

To think you septic yanks call yourselves "The Land Of The Free".

More like the world's largest concentration camp...

[TheJeffw5]

the idea alone is bullshit. I'm glad i'm canadian

[toolmkr1]

When will they realize it's not Americans that are the terrorists?

It's scary that they already use something similar to this on prisoners making court appearances or being moved from one place to another.. They are called shock belts.

Now they want to use them on men, women and children who want to take a vacation or travel to a wedding or funeral?

What kind of a sick mind is even suggesting this?

Put a bracelet on each wrist and one on his balls and lets see if he feels safer.

[nottinmatterz2day]

Coming to a concentration camp near you

[Opinionator52]

@OmniscientLaura We already have those devices in our homes, and we pay to use them, by cable, satellite, and antenna...

O,

[WorIdMenOrganization]

@Axmedkoole kill more

nyc pigs

[Axmedkoole]

3000+ innocent Americans were slaughtered. And now all of the sudden companies are chasing in in Billions of US Dollars. Meddle detectors, airport scan equipment, security analysts.

[mosstick]

the shock part for the braclet is a stupid idea...

[OmniscientLaura]

Wow. What next? NEW MIND CONTROL HATS, SAFETY FOR ALL THE FAMILY! WE CAN SEE YOUR THOUGHTS!