# Cops Are Now Using an Electric Lasso on People

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/cops-are-now-using-an-electric-lasso-on-people/
- Published: 2021-06-06T09:00:42-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images). Article by Lucas Ropek. Gizmodo – June 4, 2021. In an apparent effort to kill fewer people, police departments across the country are investing in what is basically a high-tech lasso designed to automatically restrain suspects without cops having to electrocute or shoot them. As recently noted by Motherboard, the BolaWrap Remote Restraint device looks a lot like a taser and functions, more or less, like something from a James Bond film. It uses gunpowder to explosively discharge an eight-foot “Kevlar tether” designed to fly through the air and ensnare a suspect with barbed restraints. Also referred to as “remote handcuffs,” it allegedly works at a distance of 10 to 25 feet and is meant to be used on suspects who are “non-compliant.” A user’s manual for the police department in West Plains, Missouri, provides a lot of details on how the device is ostensibly supposed to be used. […] Click here to view original web page at gizmodo.com Video: BolaWrap: Slow Motion – Aug 29, 2019. Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio