“will allow police to detain resisting suspects with less risk of injury for those being arrested. “
BS. They are lethal striking weapons.
Some idiot cop thinks a bit too much of his martial arts classes.
First I have broken cinder blocks with my chucks ... so they can be pretty deadly. Second untrained users can hurt themselves fairly easily with them. Also those who are trained know that the sting tied ones are better than chain tied ... if only to save arm hair
They should start with the foam coated version to gain muscle memory type co-ordination. Guaranteed for a novice to “eat” one in short order.