The Washington Senate unanimously approved a ban on hog-tying by police (The Associated Press, Feb. 6). My observations of this procedure are that its usage is well-deserved as documented by plentiful bodycam evidence. As nonlethal restraint measures become prohibited, lethal options or nonenforcement of laws escalate. It also encourages resistance to any compliance. This is a further push in the “defund the police” effort where a custody death (chokehold: George Floyd) was portrayed as true, regardless of official autopsy findings.
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Letter: Allow nonlethal police restraints
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