RabbidSquirrel said:
On July 9th, 2008 at 7:20 pm, amerpun said:
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(-)A Mexican gang is going around killing the first driver to notify them that they’re car lights are out.
This one’s true…it happened to me just last week.

Wow, you’re typing really well for someone that was just murdered by a gang last week..

~Dan Lee

Just scroll down to the bracelet, & read the PDF documents for yourself.

~Dan Lee

On July 10th, 2008 at 4:00 am, RabbidSquirrel said:
On July 10th, 2008 at 1:12 am, Fat Jolly Penguin said:

o.O You’re dead?
Yes.

I see postings from dead people.

So what exactly does it mean when these guys say DHS “has expressed interest” in the “so-called safety bracelet?” Unfortunate for any embarrassed DHS official who might wants to deny the veracity of the claim, Black and Denning have posted a copy of part of the letter on their Washington Times blog.

According to a letter from DHS official, Paul S. Ruwaldt of the Science and Technology Directorate, office of Research and Development, to the inventor whom he had previously met with, he wrote, “To make it clear, we [the federal government] are interested in…the immobilizing security bracelet, and look forward to receiving a written proposal.” The letterhead, in case you were wondering, came from the DHS office at the William J. Hughes Technical Center at the Atlantic City International Airport, or the Federal Aviation Administration headquarters.

The Eymorg captors place belts on the landing party that they can’t remove and that inflict intense pain upon them.

After near 30 years of marriage I know there is no question that every woman will buy such a device when it becomes available,(I’m actively watching for an IPO). It looks like DHS is bringing us one step closer to where no man has gone before…

MY read of this is the device is intended for prisoner transport; I wouldn’t have a problem with that application as it would make it easier to transport them via common carrier rather than (expensive) one-off arragements.

However there’s always the possibility some bureaucrat gets the bright idea of a wider application for this device; for instance what if all corrections institutions required the inmates to wear their bracelets?

Would there be a further mission-creep where those evacuated from a disaster zone be required to wear them?

http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/shock_arm_band_wave_of_the_fut.php

http://www.scienceblogs.de/frischer-wind/2008/03/flugreisen-2020-schockarmbander-fur-alle-passagiere.php

Looking at this security concept, one really has to wonder if it would be impossible for a terrorist to find out the transmission frequency that triggers these bracelets and take the entire planeload of passengers hostage using an ordinary laptop with some simple modifications (and since you are allowed to bring these on board…). As if the DHS screeners could distinguish between a ‘normal’ laptop and a ‘wired’ one…

Maybe the airlines should just strip-search all passengers before allowing them on the plane – and then handcuff them to their seats…

On July 10th, 2008 at 1:12 am, Fat Jolly Penguin said:

o.O You’re dead?

Yes.

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UPDATE: From CheifBo in the comment section

I would like to inform all interested in the truth about Lamperd’s involvement in this project [EMD safety bracelet]. I have personnally been involved in the research and development of state of the art training programs and weapon systems with Lapmerd Less Lethal for the past eight years and have found them to be of the highest of integrity and concern for human life and the preservation of peace. Their mission is to develop and distribute the best products in the world when it comes to Law Enforcement, Security and Military applications within use of force. Having been a sworn law enforcement officer for nearly 27 years and a police trainer in Use of Force Management since 1993 I have observed alot of devices and gimmicks that have come and gone as the catch all in securing America.

Lamperd agreed in principal to assist in the development of this product for the patent holder [inventor]. Once this is established, then more research is placed on the actual application of the device. We conduct our training hands on, we do not farm it out as others do. So before we are ready to place a product on the market we know what it is expected to do and how it is expected to perform. We also go through great lengths to put in place a training program that will school even the novice in safely using any product used in applying force in any situation. I think alot of the readers have jumped the gun when it comes to this issue and this certain product. Lamperd is a publicly traded company that keeps its shareholders informed on its latest products and projects. I admire them for this and so do thousands of police, military and security personnel from all around the world that we have trained. Please feel free to peruse their internet site for continuing updates on products and its mission at http://www.lamperdlesslethal.com and be safe out there.

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So much for the story not being true.

This one’s true…it happened to me just last week.

o.O You’re dead?

/registered to vote as a Democrat yet?