On: Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse

[ocdtrekkie]

And as discussed by the article, disabling the equipment can make the abuse worse. Nothing's more likely to put someone in a homicidal rage like "I poured water on your expensive microphone".

[toss1 → ocdtrekkie]

right, so being able to disable the microphone without destroying it, by pressing the little red button, would be quite useful in this instance.