[789body]

It's a fine choice of words. It's just a coincidence.

[stcredzero]

No one is capturing anything with a rope or cable. It's a rotten choice of words.

[szappetx]

For what it's worth, I'm from Texas where I see actual lassos somewhat regularly, and I perfectly understood the phrasing here. Maybe it's just a regional difference in how the word "lasso" is understood.