Zip ties were invented in 1958.
saw that, and flexicuffs were introduced in 1965. but common use? this feels like a post 9/11 things.
edit: one cop on questions dot com says his dept starting using it in 1995, which sounds abt right.
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fracktastic said:
A fairly old professor of mine had some experience-based tips for removing flexi-cuffs; his protesting days would roughly have been the 70’s through the 90’s from the stories he told. However, it would all have been mass-arrest situations. 
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spockvarietyhour posted this Zip ties were invented in 1958....saw that, and flexicuffs were introduced in 1965. but...
