Nunchuk Cops Are On The Way

In an effort to find new non-lethal methods of subduing suspects, police in California are attempting to introduce nunchuks to their arsenal. One department has already begun training with the traditional Japanese martial arts weapon. Cenk Uygur, Brett Erlich (Pop Trigger), and Hannah Cranston (Think Tank) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

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“The Anderson Police Department in Northern California plans to use nunchakus or nunchuks as non-lethal weapons in detaining suspects, the LA Times reported.

The traditional Japanese weapon, popularized by martial arts movie legend Bruce Lee, will now be used by 20 Anderson police officers to control uncooperative and unruly suspects.

While Lee usually used nunchakus to beat up his enemies, Sgt. Casey Day said the police officers will be using them as a means of controlling a suspect rather than to attack him or her.

“These were designed with a different goal in mind; to be used more as a control weapon,” Day told ABC 7. “But it’s not like we can’t use these as an impact weapon…they work very good as an impact weapon.”