[dukey]

wow the latest must have !!!!!
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')his 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

[Benzin]

As long as I have my choice of color, sign me up! /sarcasm.

[jupiters_release]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dukey', 'w')ow the latest must have !!!!!
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')his 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

[Micki]

Why don't they just stun us straight away when passing the metal detector? The cargo should be cold enought to keep our brains frozen and then resuscitate us on arrival. I'm shore they can fit many more passengers that way and airlines can save on drinks and peanuts.

[eXpat]

Why stop there?, they should use a neck collar that can hold some explosive, so if you show any suspicious behaviour they can blow your head straight away

[Kingcoal]

Unrully passengers

I guess in this case they would just stun the entire passenger list. So in the name of keeping us safe from terrorists, they want to shackle us. The funny thing is that if this ever became reality, before long you'd be wearing your bracelet everywhere outside your home. It's a law enforcement wet dream, right up there with spy cameras at every turn. Actually, I prefer the dog collar approach. At least that let's me know my place in society.

[hope_full]

The thing I'm wondering about is, it would be impossible to stun just one! It'd have to be programmed so that if one passenger were unruly, *all* passengers would get a jolt! And what an unpleasant jolt it would be!

Seriously, because of the massive numbers of these things that'd be passed out when checking in for your flight, there's no way to individualize the "punishment" shock.

I agree with the others. If this were made law, that'd be the end of my flying days.

HF

[smallpoxgirl]

It's sci-fi. How many thousand people are in an airport at one time? If they saw you doing something and decided to shock you, how long would it take them to scroll through the list of names and activate your bracelet?
"I think his name was Frank Smith.
OK...let's see....I've got a Fred Smith?
That must be it. OK...there.
YOW!!!!
Ohh....sorry. That's not it. Come to think of it, maybe his name was George...."

Maybe they could also assign you a T-Shirt with a bar code printed on it and give the airport security guys a price scanner gun.

[Byron100]

If they implement this, that means I've already flown for the last time. It's okay, I won't miss it that much, I suppose. There's always Greyhound and Amtrak, for when I no longer have access to an automobile. Staying home is not a bad idea, either.

Time to say goodbye to the airlines of old...if high fuel prices aren't quite enough to slay them, this absolutely *insane* rule will surly be the straw that breaks the backs of the airlines...all of them.

It's stuff like this that makes me ashamed of being an American.

[Ferretlover]

So much for "Home of the Free." (as if That's been true for a very long time)

[dukey]

Here's a video on the taser bracelet

[flash width=425 height=344]http://www.youtube.com/v/knLWDIKA2_g&hl=en&fs=1[/flash]

[RedStateGreen]

I'm glad this month is the last time I get on a plane.

[eXpat]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dukey', 'H')ere's a video on the taser bracelet

[flash width=425 height=344]http://www.youtube.com/v/knLWDIKA2_g&hl=en&fs=1[/flash]

[Ferretlover]

I'm getting the inkling of an idea.... What if all these changes in what it takes to actually get on an airplane are...like a red herring, using "domestic and/or international terrorism" as the excuse to start restricting the use of air travel by the common man? (I haven't fully contemplated this idea, so be kind! )

(edited to fix typo)

[Artman12]

This sounds Double Plus Good!!!

[Aaron]

Naw... it should shock everyone except the perp... & loudspeakers will announce why everyone is being shocked, and a description of who is responsible. (Which should be obvious in a crowd of writhing people... the one calm person will stick out.)

Safety!

[Denny]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', 'I')'m getting the inkling of an idea.... What if all these changes in what it takes to actually get on an airplane are...like a red herring, using "domestic and/or international terrorism" as the excuse to start restricting the use of air travel by the common man? (I haven't fully contemplated this idea, so be kind! )

[Arsenal]

It would not have to be a "Shock All Button" Just a "baton" with an activation signal to turn on any device within 1 foot and a push button. Then the flight attendant could push this stick near you and press a button... Bam.. you are on the ground in pain.
On a more comical note. Imagine what fun hardware hackers will have if this ever actually happened.

This will never happen of course. Enough people would raise hell and get the courts involved and it also brings in the question of "what if the hijacker got a hold of the main control device"
Just my two cents.
Arsenal

[Kingcoal]

This is the biggest joke I've ever seen. Like smallpox girl and Aaron point out, if case of emergency, you would probably have to shock everyone just to be on the safe side. That basically takes out all resistance from law abiding passengers which was instrumental in bringing down the 9/11 flight over Pennsylvania. All the terrorist has to do is remove his bracelet and cause a commotion triggering the activation of the other bracelets. Now all he has to deal with is the crew and maybe a sky marshal or two (sky marshals are a good idea IMO.) If the bracelet can be put on, it can be taken off. Another strategy is to leave it on, but insert an electrical insulator underneath it, rendering the shock useless. For that matter, an electrical conductor could be put on the contacts, shorting out the bracelet. Either way, this sounds like just about the stupidest idea I've ever heard. Unless you want to put one of those home imprisonment ankle bracelets on everyone - the kind they put on convicts serving a sentence at home.

[Micki]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')his is the biggest joke I've ever seen. Like smallpox girl and Aaron point out, if case of emergency, you would probably have to shock everyone just to be on the safe side.