The Bolawrap is a little bit larger than a cell phone and designed to fit easily onto a police belt. — Reuters
With 49 people killed last year after being shocked by Tasers, police departments across the United States are trying out a Spider-Man-like device that fires a tether that entangles and restrains the suspect.
Called Bolawrap, the device fires an 2.4m bola-style tether at a suspect to entangle his legs and prevent him from getting away. It works at a range of 3m to 7.6m.
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