Oooooh, the Nazis would have LOVED these!

Torture at the push of a button

Amnesty International has called on the US government to ban the use and export of a remote-controlled electro-shock stun belt for prisoners that has just been introduced. AI said the belt appeared to be designed to degrade and torture prisoners "at the push of a button".

www.greenleft.org.au...

Sorry this seems to fall under political scandal and new technology so I weren't sure where to put it.

[Edited on 29-8-2003 by John Nada]

They sound evil... Although I see teachers reading that and wanting two dozen or so for those bad days