How the Shock Gloves WorkThe product is called the G.L.O.V.E., short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter. It looks and works like a standard patrol glove until an officer flips a switch that activates its electrical mode. Because the gloves resemble ordinary equipment, a shock could be triggered without warning and without onlookers realising what happened. She questioned why civil immigration enforcement needs shock tools, and warned that people being shocked may get no notice. The plan surfaces as ICE operations increasingly play out in public, where bystanders and even US citizens have been caught up.