DHS Official Considered Shock Collars For Air Travelers

"The Washington Times is reporting that the DHS wants to replace your boarding pass with a GPS-enabled shock bracelet. Plans for the device include subduing passengers remotely as well as onboard interrogation. There's even a promotional video." Perhaps Paul Ruwaldt (the official named in this story) has been watching "The Coneheads" a bit too much, or not actually flying enough. Expressing interest is not quite the same as ordering mass quantities, but it's scary enough.

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Re:Nothing to see here, move along

[Underfunded]

Great hacking skills in modifying the URL. I mean it isn't like page 1 was linked anywhere in the article. Especially not in the next paragraph down from where page 2 was linked. "In another part of the letter, Mr. Ruwaldt confirmed, âoeIt is conceivable to envision a use to improve air security, on passenger planes.â"

Re:Dangerous slide

[JM78]

Seriously. My Aunt is one of them. She is they type of person that is petrified the heathens are going to murder us all. They are out there.

Without the intention of passing sweeping judgment against all religious folk, my experience so far has been the more religious (specifically I'm exposed to some Born-Again-Christians)("more religious" meaning the more the good book is taken literally) a person is or the more uneducated (or both - ugg) the more likely they are to buy into the fear-mongering. That's just an observation however and it seems to be linked directly to the consumption of mainstream and religious-based media broadcasts.

The point is, they are out there... that's what scares me most of all. However, I must admit the number of these individuals I have direct contact with is limited. If I was a betting man, I'd say the reason for that is that most of us here on /. are not going to be subject to the type of individuals I base my observations on because most of us are science-driven, which, is generally just a different culture. I think those who are less capable of critical-thinking beyond the 700-Club are probably not within our social groups which is why we are not as aware of their presence in mass.

Again, I'm not intending to insult anyone's belief's, just noting that the fearful do exist and my observations show them generally on that end of the spectrum.