Shocking

Coming soon to an airline near you?

United States Patent 6,933,851
Hahne, et al. August 23, 2005

Air travel security method, system and device

Abstract
A method of providing air travel security for passengers traveling via an aircraft comprises situating a remotely activatable electric shock device on each of the passengers in position to deliver a disabling electrical shock when activated; and arming the electric shock devices for subsequent selective activation by a selectively operable remote control disposed within the aircraft. The remotely activatable electric shock devices each have activation circuitry responsive to the activating signal transmitted from the selectively operable remote control means. The activated electric shock device is operable to deliver the disabling electrical shock to that passenger.

Or, to put it another way, making every passenger wear a taser. What could possibly go wrong?

[Via Bruce Schneier, via Techdirt]