Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation into law Tuesday afternoon that bans police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. Senate Bill 6009 will prevent officers from the practice, known as a four-point hobble restraint, which fastens a person's restrained ankles with their restrained wrists behind their back. The legislation came nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died in Tacoma, facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together behind him. The case became a touchstone for racial justice demonstrators in the Pacific Northwest. READ MORE HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/inslee-signs-law-banning-hog-tying/281-3b58fdc6-1200-4a36-88ee-495503a1fba9