Buffalo Police Introduce New Restraint System

The way that the Buffalo police apprehend someone is about to change. The Buffalo police showed the new non-lethal restraint system that will help them to take someone in to custody.

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The push for police reform continues as we head in to the final months of 2020. It has been an interesting year to say the least. In the middle of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has been faced with social issues that have, at times, escalated in to violence on our city streets. Even here in Buffalo we have seen the clashes between protestors and police.

Buffalo police have a new method to apprehend a person who is a possible safety risk to themselves or to others.

A reporter from Channel 2 was able to capture the first demonstration of the new device that will wrap up a person they are faced. Unlike a taser, it immobilizes the person making them unable to hurt wither the officers or themselves.