They have been used twice since officers received training on them at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year, and are only in use at middle and high schools.
In one case at a high school, the officer used a glove on a student for “noncompliance.”
In short, the purpose is to torture kids
Sounds like grounds for a lawsuit (against both the hospital, and whatever agency he worked for) if I were you. You were handcuffed & no danger, so that’s cruel & unusual punishment right there.
The problem is that they’re designed to leave no mark, so it’s really hard to prove in court that they were used. Perfect torture device.
That’s weird, every time law enforcement uses a device like this, they have a good reason and no need to hide it. Right? RIGHT‽
I’ve read that some models do keep a timestamp record of when they were used but I’m guessing wiping the records is trivial.
Uhhggg, didn’t know that. Been too long to get a lawyer to force the hospital to save video footage? In this day and age, I’d find it hard to believe they didn’t have cameras everywhere.
In my county? Cops can beat the shit out of people spontaneously, and then arrest them for “assaulting an officer”, and the best the court can do for you is divert your case through a mental health program.
No, I don’t think the court will be much recourse in this…