EMD Safety Bracelet: Be Afraid; Be Very Afraid
When I read that our Department of Homeland Security is actually considering making it mandatory for airline passengers to wear Lamperd’s “EMD Safety Bracelet” (aka “Electronic ID Bracelet”) on every flight, I was stunned and shocked (pun intended). EMD stands for “electro-muscular disruption.”
According to the Lamperd website, crew members would be able to use radio frequency transmitters to send out a signal which overrides the central nervous system of the person who is wearing the bracelet and render him or her immobile for several minutes, not unlike the tasers used by the police.
While the intended use is against “terrorists,” consider this.
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If You’re Bumped from a Flight, They’re Gonna PAY!
Here is something you need to travel with — the knowledge that (as of May 2008) if you are involuntarily bumped from an oversold flight, the airline now has to pay you twice as much as before.
Under the new rule, fliers who are involuntarily bumped can receive up to $400 if they are rescheduled to reach their destination within two hours of their original arrival time or four hours for international flights, and up to $800 if they are not rerouted within that timeframe.
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