do any of you cops out there ever hear of or use something called thumb cuffs
i believe they work because some perpetrators will yang on their hands against the normal cuff but you'd have to be stupid to pull on your thumbs'
what are your ideas on this restraint device?
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09-05-09 09:00 AM #1
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09-05-09 10:51 AM #2
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Can't use them.
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I mean, we're getting killed for these people and they don't even appreciate it. They think it's a big joke.
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I have never seen them used in a professional capacity. In fact, I think I have seen them only once outside of a pawn shop or security type of catalog.
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I only use them in bedroom situations
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09-05-09 11:45 AM #5
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While on duty I dont use handcuffs I only use chinese finger traps.
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09-05-09 01:09 PM #6
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Thumbcuffs are sized perfectly for use on Leprechauns. However, use on humans is not allowed in my agency.
Originally Posted by Straightshooter
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09-05-09 02:12 PM #7
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Them and a box of Kleenex and you're all set, right? Originally Posted by greg72982
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Dammit! You beat me to it. :D Originally Posted by Roger Dat
I've like a collector version of the one Gomez Adams had in the TV series.Of every one hundred men, ten should not even be here. Eighty are nothing but targets. Nine are real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the One... One of them is a Warrior... He will bring the others back.
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Actually I prefer paper towels. Originally Posted by CityOfChicago
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09-05-09 02:32 PM #10
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He CRIES a lot in there. Originally Posted by greg72982
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Ok who's the snitch?!?! Originally Posted by Switchback
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09-05-09 02:42 PM #12
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Oh just put your thumbcuffs on and wipe up your tears, lonely boy
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They are useless contraptions.
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09-05-09 10:59 PM #14
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They have been around for at least 50 years. Most agencies do not have policies that address their use. Originally Posted by alphax0r
About 35 years ago I was working jointly with an officer from another agency. He arrested a suspect who had arms so huge that no one's handcuffs would fit. The bad guy was calm at the moment, but if he had a mood change, he was big enough that every cop present would be in trouble. The other agency officer simply reached in his pocket, pulled out a pair of thumb cuffs and slipped them on the bad guy. While the handcuffs wouldn't fit, the thumb cuffs did. Problem solved.
I have never seen them used since.
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