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California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents

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State passes law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocks California has passed a law Tuesday banning local, state and federal law enforcement officers from using gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks to people . The ban on shock gloves will take effect next year and remain in place until 2030. It comes weeks after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) moved to equip its officers with the gloves, which are designed to gain compliance from combative individuals. Last month, the…

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