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Politics
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On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill banning law enforcement officers in the state from using electrical shock gloves, a “pain compliance” tool and recent hit with ICE officers that function similarly to tasers at a lower voltage.
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that → sign → voltage
ICE recently purchased about 6,000 pairs of the gloves, which have been roundly condemned by human rights groups as “inherently abusive equipment that facilitates torture”—for $16.7 million dollars.
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that → purchase → dollars
“Trump has put his political interests above the health, safety and livelihood of American families.
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Trump → put → families
California is taking action to strengthen transparency, accountability, and oversight around immigration enforcement in our state,” Newsom said in a statement that accompanied the bill’s signing.
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that → take → signing
“This is about stepping up where the federal government has failed our communities.”
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government → step → communities
The ban will go into effect in 2027, part of a suite of bills Newsom signed in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in California, including a 25 percent tax on companies that operate immigration detention facilities in the state, a ban on face coverings by federal agents—a previous version of which was blocked by a judge—and a law expanding oversight requirements for federal immigration detention centers in California.
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version → go → California
As I have previously reported, the shock gloves ICE purchased have been the subject of several lawsuits, including a wrongful death suit:
A pending wrongful death lawsuit alleges that a 43-year-old man named Jonathan Mansfield died because corrections officers shocked him 27 times with the gloves and 13 times with a Taser.
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officers → report → Taser
Two of the glove shocks lasted 45 and 99 seconds.
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Two → last → shocks
The manufacturer’s recommended limit is 15 seconds.
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limit → recommend → ?
A man with heart problems sued over allegations that he was shocked at a Las Vegas trade show, as the Associated Press reported.
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Press → sue → show
And in 2023, a man who was incarcerated in Kentucky’s Bullitt County Jail sued an employee of that jail for shocking him repeatedly with the gloves.
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who → incarcerate → gloves
“The gloves feel just like a taser,” Josh Elswick, who was in handcuffs and shackles when he was shocked, said.
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he → feel → handcuffs
Bullitt County Jail representatives told local media they would stop using electric shock gloves shortly thereafter.
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they → tell → gloves
California’s ban on shock gloves is likely to be challenged in court—and the Department of Homeland Security has already promised that it will flout any such law.
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it → challenge → law
As a DHS spokesperson told me earlier this month, “Sanctuary politicians attempting to ban our federal law enforcement from any safety equipment is despicable and a deliberate attempt to undermine and endanger our officers.
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attempting → tell → officers
To be crystal clear: we will not abide by unconstitutional bans.
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we → abide → bans
The Supremacy Clause makes it clear that California’s sanctuary politicians do not control federal law enforcement.”
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politicians → make → enforcement
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