LaShae Sharp-Collins on Law Enforcement

Disputes over the policies, conduct, and oversight of law enforcement agencies.

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Statement history

1 statement on this page. Dates: August 27, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: August 27, 2026

2 published statements. Dates: August 27, 2026

LaShae Sharp-Collins
Role at the time: Assemblymember (D-San Diego) and author of AB 2760, speaking at a Capitol news conference
August 27, 2026Defended or excused
Response to this claim
Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins said the gloves are largely untested in real-world encounters, that a man died after being repeatedly shocked with them while in custody, and that public safety technology must be proven safe before it is deployed.
“And finally, the largest planned purchase of these gloves is by ICE, which was announced, and that plans is actually to purchase $20 million worth of these gloves. This news and dangerous tool, but also just the fact that it is a new and dangerous tool, will be in the hands of our least trained and most lawless law enforcement. That is one of my biggest concerns, and that's also everyone's concern.”
Watch the original video

Assemblymember Dr. Sharp-Collins and State Leaders Call for Ban on Electric Shock Gloves (California Assembly Democrats video of the August 27, 2026 news conference)Sharp-Collins's opening remarks, from about 1:37 to 2:03

The Assembly Democratic Caucus's video of the Capitol news conference at which Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins announced AB 2760 with other lawmakers on Thursday, August 27, 2026. The video is about 33 minutes long.

Why we used this label

Relative to the ban as applied to federal officers, Sharp-Collins defends it by pointing to ICE's planned purchase and calling the gloves new and dangerous. The remarks answer the safety question and single out ICE officers as the users she is most concerned about, but they do not argue that California has the power to bind federal officers. We used Defended or excused because she supports the ban and ties it to the federal purchase. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, because in a later answer at the same event she acknowledged limits on what the state can regulate, which we record as a separate statement.

Read statement Can California ban ICE and other federal agents from using electric shock gloves, as AB 2760 does?