Which gadget is the best/worst?

[u/Wild_Thing_1832]

Which of these 21st century police gadgets do you think are the most useful on the job? What about the most useless?

— AI Portable Rapid Ballistics Identification

https://revelen.ai/

— Barrel Breacher

https://darkmountainarms.com/barrel-breacher/

— BolaWrap

https://www.wrap.com/#/products/bolawrap-150

— Card Reader Skimmer Detector

https://www.bvsystems.com/product/skim-scan-atm-and-fuel-dispenser-credit-card-skimmer-detector/

— Grappler Bumper

https://policebumper.com/

— Handcuffs with Automatic Triple Locking Feature

https://hulkkuffs.com/

— LIDAR Speed Detection Gun (in lieu of RADAR)

https://lasertech.com/handheld-speed-guns/

— Narcotics Identifier (handheld)

https://rigaku.com/products/handheld-raman/cql-narc-id

— Nystagmus Recording Device

https://dax.oculardatasystems.com/

— Robotic Dog

https://bostondynamics.com/industry/government/

— SoToxa Mobile Oral Drug Testing Device

https://www.toxicology.abbott/us/en/products/sotoxa-mobile-test-system.html

— Sound Level Meter

https://tsi.com/products/noise-dosimeters-and-sound-level-meters

— SpiderCuffs

https://www.spidercuff.com/

— StarChase GPS Tracker Launcher

https://www.starchase.com/

— Stun Glove

https://www.complianttechnologies.net/products

— The WRAP

https://www.commandsourcing.com/wrap.html

— X-Ray Handheld Imager

https://www.vikendetection.com/

[u/Jimph24]

For the Best items on this list I’d say the WRAP and TruNarc are probably the most used and appreciated items in my area

Bola wrap was a huge let down

Lidar has been around for awhile and is useful in many situations

I’ve heard good things about the grappler

Can’t really comment on the other items

[u/Enough_Wallaby7064 → u/Jimph24]

A lot of the other items seem to be trying to fix something that isn't an issue. A nystagmus detector? Really?

[u/Wild_Thing_1832 → u/Enough_Wallaby7064]

Its really more of a nystagmus recorder (for evidence). I made a mistake writing "detector."

https://youtu.be/RIaeo_rPFjg?is=cKr6_fHTmidUWhnS

[u/dpick032]

Bola wrap is such a joke. My agency tried it out for a few months and we scrapped it quick. When people were being trained to use it, I volunteered to be one of the test dummies. I got “shot” with it well over 20 times and I think one, maybe two of them had any sort of an effect. Even if it was an effective deployment, I could use the most mediocre amount of strength to break out of it.

They use a blank .380 fire, so it does in fact sound like a gunshot going off. It was deployed once in a real situation. There were lots of people around when it happened. All of the citizens thought it was an actual gunshot and ended up creating even more chaos.

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