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[–] pbateman [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Is it even possible to cuff someone this big? How do you go about doing so, when their joint mobility only allows their arms to go back at a 20 degree angle at best?

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[–] wmeth 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Oh you can't, not with one pair. I've seen my colleagues/other cops have to link 2 or 3 or 4 pairs of handcuffs together. Keeping in mind, when we have someone in custody, their safety is our concern and we are responsible for them. So depending on the type of squad car, I've actually seen obeasts just put in the back without cuffs, once they are "persuaded" into compliance. So fucking fat, they quite literally restrain themselves by filling up the back seat. It can be dangerous to put an obese person in cuffs, the limited range of motion can make it easy to injure themselves.