Want some torture with your peanuts?

[sealybobo]

Washington Times - Politics, Breaking News, US and World News - "Want some torture with your peanuts?" by Aviation Security

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 (video also shown below).

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.

Sealybobo ... I removed a portion of the article you posted. Articles cannot be posted in their entirety.

Gunny

 

[AllieBaba]

Yeah, Ravi already touched on this. Only she proposed that the bracelets be armed with stun devices so anyone who gets outta line can be brought under control.

 

[AllieBaba]

I do believe I'm done with flying.

 

[Ravi]

Yeah, Ravi already touched on this. Only she proposed that the bracelets be armed with stun devices so anyone who gets outta line can be brought under control.

I hope you're wearing your bracelet.

 

[Wow]

Washington Times - Politics, Breaking News, US and World News - "Want some torture with your peanuts?" by Aviation Security

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 (video also shown below).

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 euphemism 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, is 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, “In addition, 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?

Assuming these bracelets could not be slipped off, it's a great idea.
If I were a trouble maker, I would rather be shocked than have my neck broken by angry mob of passengers!

 

[Gunny]

Yeah, Ravi already touched on this. Only she proposed that the bracelets be armed with stun devices so anyone who gets outta line can be brought under control.

I think they should have a C4 charge. Doesn't take much. Fuck up, get blown up. You'll never screw up again.

 

[midcan5]

Fear makes for stupid people and stupider ideas. Imagine the complexity and cost.

 

[Jeepers]

I think they should have a C4 charge. Doesn't take much. Fuck up, get blown up. You'll never screw up again.

You say that in jest, yet your minions would probably say hell yeah... I wonder how many jews said things the like before they were rounded up and slaughtered... goes to show that when you think like a little frightened domesticated sheep, you deserve to get hauled off to slaughter...

 

[Jeepers]

On second thought... nobody deserves such a death, but just dont be suprised when it happens...

YOur last words will be.. Where did everybody go?