‘It’s not a weapon, despite us publicly calling it exactly that… it’s a humane Conductive Distraction and De-escalation device.’

Oh, and they’re used in schools too?

“In today’s society, you know, everybody’s filming everything, everybody has a cell phone,” Glueck said. If an officer punches someone on camera, that can go viral in an instant; even a standard taser leaves puncture wounds. But “the glove is low optic, and it looks better on camera, and it looks better to those witnesses. With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars.”