# One armed men

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-armed-men/53168>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 5, 2001, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-armed-men/53168 "2001-02-05T04:12:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![mwg1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mwg1234](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mwg1234)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2001, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-armed-men/53168/1 "2001-02-05T04:12:50Z")

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Just got done watching The Fugitive, and I am curious: how would one go about handcuffing a one-armed man? Would s/he have his the one arm connected to leg shackles or a chain at the waist?

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**Author:** ![Universal\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dfb087/32.png) [@Universal\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Universal_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2001, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-armed-men/53168/2 "2001-02-05T06:15:40Z")

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Maybe just a strap jacket…

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**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2001, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-armed-men/53168/3 "2001-02-05T06:59:11Z")

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I actually red a news article about such an incident not too long ago. Something about a disturbance on an airliner. Apparently, they cuffed his arm to a leg.

Sorry, no cite.