Comments on: Attacks on Officers During Handcuffing http://www.14usc89.com/2010/02/attacks-on-officers-during-handcuffing/ A Maritime Law Enforcement Community Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:26:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Darren Bullock http://www.14usc89.com/2010/02/attacks-on-officers-during-handcuffing/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Darren Bullock Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:08:50 +0000 http://www.14usc89.com/?p=451#comment-22 Yes, it is important to remain extremely alert during handcuffing, but sometimes people are so concerned with technique that they spend way too much time trying to get the handcuffs on. Speed is essential in such an evolution, but must be backed up by proper technique. LEOs need to practice for speed to ensure they can get a normal application done in less than 1.5 seconds from first touch to applying second handcuff. Any longer than that, you will find yourself in the danger zone. Of course, 1.5 seconds is not absolute, but time yourself during training so you can accomplish this is fast as possible without sacrificing technique. It is even more imperative than you perfect proper technique with adequate speed when conducting kneeling, prone, and off-side handcuffing evolutions. This day and age, you cannot afford to get complacent! Send me an email if you have questions, comments, or concerns. Aloha, MEC Bullock Yes, it is important to remain extremely alert during handcuffing, but sometimes people are so concerned with technique that they spend way too much time trying to get the handcuffs on. Speed is essential in such an evolution, but must be backed up by proper technique. LEOs need to practice for speed to ensure they can get a normal application done in less than 1.5 seconds from first touch to applying second handcuff. Any longer than that, you will find yourself in the danger zone. Of course, 1.5 seconds is not absolute, but time yourself during training so you can accomplish this is fast as possible without sacrificing technique. It is even more imperative than you perfect proper technique with adequate speed when conducting kneeling, prone, and off-side handcuffing evolutions. This day and age, you cannot afford to get complacent! Send me an email if you have questions, comments, or concerns.

Aloha,

MEC Bullock

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