Spider-Man type restraint touted for use by UK police causes alarm
by Steven Morris from on (#4QN7M)
Gadget entangles suspects in fibre and billed by US maker as painless alternative to Taser
A Spider-Man-like gadget that brings suspects to a halt by entangling them in cord fired from a hand-held device could be adapted for use by UK police.
The US-made BolaWrap 100 restraint, which is being demonstrated to forces in the UK this week, is billed as an alternative in some situations to the Taser stun gun.
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