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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Oughta be fun in crowds

The Los Angeles Police Commission has given the police department approval to use a special nonlethal device on Metro trains and buses. 

If approved by Metro, officers would carry the BolaWrap, a handheld device that fires a lasso-like cord that wraps around a person’s legs or waist. The wraps are equipped with hooks that are supposed to sink into clothing and restrict a person’s ability to move until police can detain them.