# Choking someone to death in movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 14, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choking-someone-to-death-in-movies/695554 "2014-08-14T23:10:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choking-someone-to-death-in-movies/695554/21 "2014-08-16T13:31:02Z")
Many years ago the LAPD banned the use of a particular choke hold as there had been several deaths of suspects. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choking-someone-to-death-in-movies/695554/22 "2014-08-16T20:04:16Z")
Watch the extended version of the opening scene in the Return of the King. Seems like it lasts forever. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choking-someone-to-death-in-movies/695554/23 "2014-08-16T20:32:27Z")
Actually \*_Breaking Bad_ also has a fairly long and difficult to watch choking scene, but not manual strangulation (a bike lock and a metal post make a type of garrote.) I tried finding it but failed, but anyway a very prolific serial killer said in an interview that he specifically has a problem with how strangling someone is portrayed as so easy. He had strangled several of his victims, and was essentially bragging about “how you have to be very strong to do it.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choking-someone-to-death-in-movies/695554.md?page=1)