Legal Commentary

Homeland Security Official Expresses Interest in Shock Bracelets for Air Travellers

By Professor University of Miami School of Law

Cosmic Iguana has found something incredible at TURNING TRAVELERS TO PRISONERS. The source is the Washington Times, so I suppose it’s suspect.

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 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 … would be worn by every traveler “until they disembark the flight at their destination.”

They have a pdf of what seems to be a letter from Homeland Security to back up the story: page one and page two.

Otherwise I’d treat it like My First Cavity Search.

Full post as published by Discourse.net on July 08, 2008 (boomark / email).