The Buffalo Police Department in New York has deployed BolaWrap for the first time, using the restraint tool last week to subdue a woman during a mental health call.
Police said they spoke to the woman at length and urged her to get into a police car to be taken for a medical evaluation. She refused, prompting officers to use BolaWrap.BolaWrap is a hand-held device that fires a Kevlar cord that wraps around a person's arms or legs from 10 to 25 feet away. The lasso-type tool is designed to detain a person from a distance, giving officers an alternative to guns or Tasers.
Protesters hold placards bearing George Floyd's face at a march against police brutality on August 28, 2020, in Washington, D.C.In a statement following Buffalo police's use of the device, the company's president Tom Smith said:"Public safety includes solutions that can de-escalate encounters, and that's exactly what the BolaWrap does.
The newspaper reported that at least one person on the Buffalo Police Advisory Board said Friday's incident should have been handled by mental health professionals, not police.
Why post this with a picture of peaceful protestors?
It should work pretty good at BLM riots?
Before health care was due profit, cities had robust mental health facilities and people who could go out and help people like this.
Won't be long before this gadget is deemed excessive.
Just another tool for cops to kill innocent people with
I have an autistic spectrum son. When he was acting out, I'd wrap him in a blanket to subdue him. But I did that as a Mom who knew things would pass. I don't like police/strangers doing this kinda thing.
Them lazy criminals emboldened by criminal representatives, won't they trow away that disgusting picture of this criminal.
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So the police are now “Agent Whiskey” of Statesman?
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