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Philly police consider new device to subdue people safely, humanely
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) -- Philadelphia authorities are looking into using a new device that could help capture potentially armed and threatening suspects instead of a Taser or a gun.It may sound like a gun, but the shoots a Kevlar cord from a handheld device a little bigger than a smartphone. Weighted hooks on each end cause the cord to wrap around a person.Tom Smith, president and interim CEO of Wrap Technologies, says it works better than a Taser -- which he and his brother developed -- because a Taser needs skin contact to work at full capacity. The BolaWrap's hooks, instead, snag...…PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) -- Philadelphia authorities are looking into using a new device that could help capture potentially armed and threatening suspects instead of a Taser or a gun.It may sound like a gun, but the shoots a Kevlar cord from a handheld device a little bigger than a smartphone. Weighted hooks on each end cause the cord to wrap around a person.Tom Smith, president and interim CEO of Wrap Technologies, says it works better than a Taser -- which he and his brother developed -- because a Taser needs skin contact to work at full capacity. The BolaWrap's hooks, instead, snag...WW…
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