By Police1 Staff
NEW YORK — The newest technology craze could end lives.
A new and popular iPhone case shaped like a handgun designed to hang out of a user’s back pockets is concerning police, Today reported.
“A police officer’s job is hard enough, without having to make a split-second decision in the dark of night when someone decides without thinking to pull this out while stopped for a motor vehicle violation,” the New Jersey’s Orange County prosecutor’s office wrote in a Facebook post.
Several police departments and law enforcement officials have spoken out about the case on social media.
An app comes with the phone case that creates “gunshot” noises when the trigger is pulled, according to the report.
The president of New York’s largest police union, Patrick Lynch, predicted the product would lead to dangerous situations for both officers and citizens, New York Daily News reported.
“The money that is earned from the sale of this case is blood money earned from the blood of the person who is foolish enough to carry it,” Lynch told New York Daily News.