"An Electro Muscular Incapacitation device (EMI) is a less lethal, conducted energy weapon. This weapon utilises an electrical discharge to disrupt the body’s ability to communicate messages from the brain to the muscles. The device causes incapacitation through motor skill dysfunction."
http://www.ecdlaw.info/outlines/02-08%20New%20Zealand%20EMID%20SOP.pdf
Non-Lethal Weapons Program
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