Detroit

This is what happens when the populace is raised on a steady 20-odd-year diet of Tony Stark, Lucius Fox and Peter Parker. Look what a generation of engineers gave us raised on Captain Kirk hailing Engineer Scott.

Despite its name, sounding more like a roll-up sandwich than a non-violent launched restraint…oh, hell, it's a bolas gun!… $32,083 has been allocated for The Detroit Police Department to purchase 20 BolaWrap launchers "to restrain people experiencing a mental health crisis".

From Malachi Barrett's (you handsome devil, you) accompanying BridgeDetroit article…

Bola launchers are handheld devices that fire a line of kevlar rope. Weighted barbs on each end wrap around a person and latch onto their clothing, restricting movement.

Deputy Police Chief Franklin Hayes told the council on Tuesday it’s a “less than lethal” tool that can safely restrain people who are a danger to themselves or others.

Despite seeming like an opportunity for DPD officers to play Batman, it's actually a sound, non-lethal idea. But like ~~firearms~~ ~~tasers~~ ~~tear gas~~ everything, it all depends on in whose hands it falls into.