And what if I have arthritis? (I do)
I saw this on Cops once. They cuffed him anyway.
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Q.E.D., you can sign a mouthful with two arms if you want…I know a deaf guy who works for Target & he only has about 7 fingers for two hands & another guy on Maui with just four altogether. They seem to get around in life alright.
Dragonblink, I haven't been handcuffed before, but a cop once put my hands in back of me. I believe that the law does not specify that they have to read you your rights first if you are a danger to them. So, they could keep a deaf person from talking if safety is a factor.To the belt
I would think that there is the danger that when unwatched, or pushed up against a wall or cruiser or face down on the ground, the perp might be able do undo the belt buckle and then loose the belt.
So, the second cuff should not only go around the belt, but also through a belt strap-holder-thingie. But, of course, that can be ripped off by a fairly strong perp.
So, you’d have to cuff 'em to a solid object like a car door handle or the cage in the back of a cruiser.
Corrections facilities have the chain-belt handcuff restraint that’ll do for a one-armed individual.
Peace.
How do you imprison incorporeal beings?
They shouldn’t have to- how much of a threat are they when they are un-armed?
We do have a belly chain that goes around the waist and has a handcuff hanging on each side. This could be used if available. When I replied to the OP, I was thinking of arrests in the field. If doing a transport or something where I have more time for arrangements, there are lots of options.
When I had to handcuff a one-armed person’s wrist to their belt, I was aware that they had a greater opportunity than usual to get loose. So I just kept a closer eye on them. Even in a normal handcuffing situation, you don’t just cuff them then ignore them.
There’s no procedure for that, but an awful lot of law enforcement is common sense and improvisation. If for some reason I don’t trust the suspect with his or her hands free, then they stay cuffed and we just won’t be able to communicate until it is safe to remove the cuffs (i.e. they calm down, I have the person in a secure place, or I have plenty of backup standing around).
ROFLMArmO!
This was covered in Legal Rites by IIRC Isaac Asimov.
Anyone else see this thread’s title and think “The Fugitive?”
The point there was that the poster made reference to having one’s hands free to sign–if you’re one-armed, you’re typically not going to have two hands (barring Thalidomide-type circumstances–I knew a girl who had hands coming straight out of her shoulders.)