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I wonder why cops in the West don't use man catchers? It's a great tool to subdue any non-gun wielding person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-2SpSMZtyU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4z-gzkb6s4

Pepper spray and stick don't work against someone who is strong and aggressive.

I had never even considered the possibility of something like this. I wonder what effective interventions we might be missing simply due to lack of creativity.

I imagine a version of these wide enough for a person’s waist and with a locking mechanism could be used for knife/fistfights and be much more humane than shooting. Perhaps they could be stored in squad cars the way shotguns are.

"I thought I had grabbed the mancatcher, not the shotgun! It was an accident!"

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