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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe need to update handcuffing
And detaining by police
Handcuffs havent been modernized and often escalate otherwise harmless incidents into Mass carnage and death.
Police unions should be leading this charge.
Theres gotta be a better way.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)I get why police do that, but still.
3Hotdogs
(12,406 posts)I recall a case a couple'a years ago. A guy was handcuffed, hands behind his back in the back of a cop car. He managed to commit suicide with a gun.
Now imagine if that guy was planning to suit the cop, instead.
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)I recall there was quite a bit of dispute over the police findings. It has always been a fishy story and is probably one of those cases in the past where killer cops got away with it. I have never heard of an independent review of that case.
Bettie
(16,124 posts)because if your hands are cuffed behind your back, there are only a few places you can reach.
So, ultimately, the cops did a poor job in searching him.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Cuffs behind your back, face down on the ground, totally helpless and humiliated. Then the knee on the neck to cut off your oxygen. Yeah, there needs to be a lot of reforms.
jimfields33
(15,948 posts)I think a lot of petty crimes should be handled by giving a citation. Maybe some should require going in front of a judge. There will be some that skip but I think the percentage would not be large. If you are stopped for a DUI, a breathalyzer is given and a citation to appear in front of a judge a few days later. If a trial is needed a date is determined and ordered to report for court date. I dont like the idea of people sitting in jail for days or longer and then found innocent of charges. That sucks for all.