Electroshock bracelets?
Electroshock bracelets, yeah.... great idea:
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, as it’s referred to as, 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 that it would shock the customer worse than an electronic dog collar if he/she got out of line?
1. No.
2. f*ck no!
I don't say it lightly but if these devices ever get made mandatory anywhere short of a maximum security prison the terrorists will have won; we'll be a f*cking fascist state.
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Live up to your name and avatar, Flip, and flip this whacko!
Seriously, that's one of the most ridiculous proposals I've ever heard in my life. In terms of how utterly stupid it is, it is right up there with the Boston LED bomb scare.
*immediately begins looking for local job openings as an airport security technician*
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To trot out the accepted patriotic attitude, "if you're not a terrorist, why would you care?".
Alternatively, "Wouldn't you be hoping this went haywire and turned you into Electro?"
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If the above scenario occurred, I would use my newfound powers to become the humanoid equivalent of an electroshock bracelet for 'senior officials' and politicians. For every errant and aberrant action they commit, I would exact retribution for all of mankind to the tune of 50 volts.
So we passengers can't use laptops and PSPs on planes below 10,000 feet because it can mess up the navigation gear, but TSA can electroshock people during takeoffs and landings. That's totally unfair.
This is a good idea but doesn't go far enough. I'm thinking rectal implants wired to the nads.
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If they are insane enough to go through with it I'm sure it's a completely secure device that can't ever be cracked. Nope, can't possibly see someone sneaking a remote control with them and pacifying the entire plane without bringing a weapon.
Who are these people working for, AQ or the government?
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Someone call BMEZine! We've got a winner!
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There is a difference now? Oh yeah, ideology (or religion).
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... for the newborn babies, right after they're born. Why wait for them to grow up and begin flying on airplanes?
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Electroshock? Geez, might as well strap explosives to our temples. Screw the shocks, let's wire up every traveler with an explosive neck torq! One wrong move and bam! Just like in the movies. That'll show 'em.
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What they need is one of those redneck prison guards who watch over prisoners on a chain gang. Give him a shotgun and put him up on a horse in the front of the cabin with a plug of chewin' tobacco so he can watch everyone through his mirrored sunglasses.
Many parents don't wait. Though if I suggest that's anything but an absolutely delightful treat, I'll be crucified.
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Combine this with the new "see through clothes" X-ray detectors and you've got yourself a recipe for a new porn site.
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I like it. Where do I apply for the job of shock enforcer?
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It is remarkably difficult to find an animated GIF of that guy's head exploding in The Running Man when he goes past the security barrier with his collar on.
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That is ridiculous!!
It makes me think of a scene I remember from Cheers where someone has the trigger for a similar device that Cliff is wearing (or is somehow attached to him). The guy grins and says: "Dance, mailman." as he's pressing the button.
I wonder if these devices would be triggered just as irresponsibly. I'm sure that would make flying for hours in a tiny, enclosed space much more enjoyable.
LilCodger wrote:
...What freaking planet is that whackjob _FROM_? Seriously, what reasonable human being would think that is a _GOOD_ idea?
St.Hillary wrote:
Commence your hatred, gentlemen.The scary part of this isn't the idea that terrorists might gain access to the bracelets and take over a plane with no trouble. The scary part is that someone high up in the government things we should give the task of distribution and possibly enforcement to the TSA.
The TSA people. The guys who can't manage to x-ray my shoes without backing it up and checking three times. And those are the good employees. The bad employees get to handle your checked luggage. Yeah. Access to a fun-time shock bracelet? No.
Granted, there's no way this would happen as the restriction would absolutely kill the already hurting airline industry and significantly annoy the powerful businesses that regularly use air travel. But still, that someone might want to give more power to those ineffectual low-pay employees in the sad drama that is "airport security" is mind boggling.
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I was just going to say the same. If this were ever put in place, I think it just might be the death of the airlines.
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How about instead we just strap the passengers in and make them wear vests made of molten lava?
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That's just ridiculous. Everyone knows that molten lava isn't conducive to being made into vests. It's more of a pantsuit/muumuu type of material.
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