Interview · moment 6 of 12
The BolaWrap Non-Lethal Weapon Demo
from Least Likely Cop · #114
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3 minGuest
Bo excitedly demonstrates and hypes the BolaWrap, a Batman-style Kevlar restraint device he believes will revolutionize policing and reduce fatal police shootings, comparing it favorably to tasers and guns.
- 22:22Tim introduces the BolaWrap, a non-lethal weapon that shoots out kevlar straps to immobilize a person in one second.
- 22:49He describes the weapon's speed and effectiveness, claiming he's never seen anything like it and comparing it to Batman restraining someone.
- 23:34Tim argues the BolaWrap will minimize bad shootings by providing an alternative use of force.
- 24:10After watching video footage, he calls it the most phenomenal thing he's ever seen and believes it will revolutionize policing.
- 24:28Discussion of how tasers are used more liberally by cops because they're non-lethal, raising concern about overuse of the BolaWrap on city streets.
- 24:45Tim argues wrapping someone is preferable to shooting them, pointing out the difference between going home at night and not going home.
- 25:01He celebrates the BolaWrap as a new dimension of using force without lethal consequences.
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