According to this promotional video found at the Lamperd Less Lethal website, the bracelet would be worn by all airline passengers.Allow me to present an overview of video highlights:
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 [More]
ARGHHHH!!! We don't know what to do!!!
IT'S 9/11!!!!
We have the technology...
...but God forbid we profile with it...
Still, we can run old ladies and war veterans through the Fargo wood chipper...
Or get a little more intimate if the mood strikes us...
All administered by giving the lowest-paid and least qualified among us "Authoritah."
Yeah, there are air marshals, but we all know about "The Only Ones"...
Is that door locked? Why, I guess you're on your own...
Well I thought there was, but I have a feeling you have something else in mind...
EMD? How does it work? Yeah, there are air marshals, but we all know about "The Only Ones"... Is that door locked? Why, I guess you're on your own... Well I thought there was, but I have a feeling you have something else in mind... EMD? How does it work?
Collars of Obedience!
Fortunately, it can only be activated by a Master Thrall, not that gay guy in the background.
"100 quatloos on the new comers!"And if it works on planes, why not in society at large? After all, terrorism can happen anywhere, and if you're not doing anything wrong, why would you object?
I guess there's some controversy on whether or not this has government sanction--yet. Still, it proves the "capitalists will sell us the rope" adage the totalitarians are depending on.
And rats--I see one of the commentators also noticed the "Gamesters of Triskelion" parallel--probably not that unusual a reaction if you think about it...
[Via Stephen S and Cigar Rollers]