UN expert urges ban of 'inherently cruel' torture tools
A top United Nations expert on Thursday urged law enforcement agencies around the world to ban 20 "modern-day torture tools," such as spiked batons, electric shock bands and caged beds.On the list of "inherently cruel, inhuman" tools compiled by Edwards were "spiked batons that literally just rip through the skin," knuckle cuffs and finger cuffs with serrated edges and electric shock bands worn by defendants in court.