Air safety proposal: shock-bracelets controlled by flight attendants
Air safety proposal: shock-bracelets controlled by flight attendants
Posted by Cory Doctorow, March 20, 2008 5:14 PM | permalink
Lamperd, a "firearm training system" company, has patented a bracelet that delivers debilitating shocks when remotely triggered. Their killer app for this is aviation safety: they're proposing that the TSA could force everyone who flies to wear one of these and then flight-attendants could zap us into a stupor if we turn out to be Al Quaeda.
A method of providing air travel security for passengers traveling via an aircraft comprises situating a remotely activatable electric shock device on each of the passengers in position to deliver a disabling electrical shock when activated; and arming the electric shock devices for subsequent selective activation by a selectively operable remote control disposed within the aircraft. The remotely activatable electric shock devices each have activation circuitry responsive to the activating signal transmitted from the selectively operable remote control means. The activated electric shock device is operable to deliver the disabling electrical shock to that passenger.
Best part? They're Canadian! Oh, my countrymen, you have a wicked sense of humo(u)r.
Link to patent, Link to Lamperd FTS site (via Schneier)
If anyone is stoopid enough to wear one of these gadgets voluntarily, then they deserve to get zapped.
Take a look at this #9 posted by WarLord , March 20, 2008 5:54 PM
Greetings
Rutger Hauer in that movie with the bomb around his neck....
Why this idiocy reminded me of that movie but having it posted one down from "Real ID" was just perfect!
This is what we shoeless, waterless sheep deserve, next they just shove the electrodes up our ass and trigger it in the voting booth if we fail to vote ummm 'right'
TSA means never having to say you're sorry ;)
Enjoy the journey
WarLord
Take a look at this #28 posted by nikkesen , March 20, 2008 7:54 PM
Further proof that we are indeed losing the war on terror. If we were winning, would we have to tolerate these "security measures"?
This is exactly what the terrorist want. We have been forced by our government and a few paranoid individual to live in spoon-fed fear of a terrorist attack.
Take a look at this #29 posted by Jake0748 , March 20, 2008 7:54 PM
After watching the video on the link... not to worry! It will only be used on the most "elite" and "agressive" terrorists. What a pile of crap. Who believes this shit. Are the DHS and TSA people dumber than a bag of hammers or what.
Take a look at this #30 posted by IRC , March 20, 2008 8:15 PM
Ohhh...want a fun drinking game? Drink every time you see some form of the word "active" in that press release! You'll be tipsy in no time.
Take a look at this #31 posted by IWood , March 20, 2008 8:40 PM
Two words: personal autogyro.
I know my life's gotten a hell of a lot easier since I got mine.
Let the taseing begin.
How about we add a little C4 into the bracelet? In the event you manage to defeat the taser, and do away with the cabin crew, the captain can blow your hand off by remote control.
As for your wish to find a free country to move to. Good luck with that.
www.boingboing.net/2008/03/20/air-safety-proposal.html
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