I just caught up with some of the Hasan/Kaya drama (yes I'm behind). In a thread they did some investigating and found it was a mini-Educator (ME). I don't care at all about streamers/drama, but I did find a lot of the commentary to have 0 nuance.
I've worked with multiple trainers that swear by the ME. Never as a punishment tool, but as a way to quickly get attention and provide a training signal. It has two modes, one which is a vibration and the other which applies a pinch feeling (what people call a shock). However, the "shock" mode can be dialed from 0-100. Typically you find the minimal setting where it elicits a response and I have always found this to be **very low**. Like sub level 10 low. I've tested it on myself to ensure there was 0 pain, nothing more than a small pinch.
This tool can absolutely be misused! If using it as punishment or setting the current high, I totally agree it's atrocious.…