Not on your life! Why?
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Just when you thought you’ve heard it all…
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, Inc. website, the bracelet would be worn by all airline passengers (video also shown below).
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, 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 would shock the customer worse than an electronic dog collar if the passenger got out of line . – “Want some torture with your peanuts?” – (via Washington Times )
As a Constitutionalist and a Libertarian, and just a someone who feels that TOO MUCH Governmental control is NOT a good thing, I think this device is just totally wrong. What worries me even more, is our Dept. of Homeland security wants to get these and force people to wear them!
Why? Because, I don’t know if any of you have noticed, but our Dept of Homeland security is not exactly known for it’s brilliance. What is to say that they zap someone, because they just happen to think that the person is a terrorist.
So, I’ll just say it, no planes for me. At all, ever. I worry that if they start them on planes, it will progress to prisoners, and then why not just everyone?
Scary stuff indeed.
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