Want some torture with your peanuts?

"Interesting" article from the Washington Times
This 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

I wouldn't normally attribute credibility to Revered "I am God" Moon's rag at all. In this case, a quick check of Google News does turn up other references. Even so, I just have to assume this is a complete hoax. It's just too ludicrous. However, let's imagine for a moment that it's for real, because it might be fun...

Given that assumption, here's my first thought - so, a hijacker would leave the bracelet on while the crew starts pressing buttons to taser him, seeing various passengers start to convulse as they hit the wrong buttons in their panic.

Reminds me of the bazillion dollar 18-foot fence to separate us from Mexico, a country that presumably does not have 20-foot ladder technology. So, we're going to subject all airline passengers to this because we're counting on terrorists, who are smart enough to plan a coordinated 4-plane hijack, overpower flight crews and take control of planes, not being smart enough to figure out how to remove or disable a bracelet. Better yet, if they simply mimic the signal of the transmitter, they can take out all of the passengers instantly.

Anyone who for a moment could actually believe that shock bracelets would be even the slightest deterrent to terrorism would be completely delusional. Clearly the other "features" of such a bracelet would be 100% of the motivation.