Life Imitates Marvel Comics

Yeah, NOW we're talking. Someone in San Francisco is finally thinking...oh wait, never mind. I thought that headline said "sniper gun". Cops want spider gun to snare bridge jumpers.

The state highway patrol, hoping to avoid another epic traffic jam caused by a suicide jumper on a major bridge, wants inventors to design and build a gun that can capture would-be jumpers in a spider-like web.

Why stop there? While they're at it, they should develop x-ray vision glasses, human flight, invisible jets, bulletproof bracelets, and magical truth-telling lariats. These would surely be invaluable tools for law enforcement agencies everywhere. What are they waiting for?