i got arrested a few weeks ago, and was cuffed by a female officer. She put the cuffs on so tightly and made my hands hurt. i asked her to loosen them, which she did, but only slightly. when i arrived at the station, the cuffs we taken of by the female officer, and i signed a few forms etc...
I was then handcuffed again by a male officer who took me to the cells. My wrists were red from the cuffs.
why on earth do officers cuff females so tight? i wasnt resisting or anything,...?
2007-11-14 10:51:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Prisoners, including females, who are cooperating and offering no resistance have later assaulted and even killed police officers. Therefore, your bracelets will be applied as tightly as the officer thinks is necessary to ensure that you do not become a potential threat.
Case closed!
2007-11-14 14:42:54 · answer #1 · answered by dwmatty19 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
When you sit with your hands behind your back, you are naturally putting pressure on your shoulders and arms, which causes the cuffs to dig in. It doesn't matter how tight/loose they are, it is not natural to sit with your hands in the small of your back, and your own weight is causing the discomfort. This gets worse with time.
When the male cuffed you, you didn't have them on as long, therefore, didn't feel as uncomfortable.
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2007-11-14 11:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
probably lack of training. Cuffs should only be tight enough where an officer can fit their finger through them. Which can be a problem since people have different sized hands.
In defense of the officers, people complain about them being tight all the time, so even if they were tight they probably tought you were whining.
2007-11-14 10:58:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The reason for the cuffs is to control the prisoner, this protects the officers......they arent meant to be comfortable
2007-11-14 10:57:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Smaller hands are easier to slip through the cuffs.
2007-11-14 10:54:44 · answer #5 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
They cuff everyone tight. They cuffed me super tight and I basically told them I would cuff myself I was so non-resistant!
2007-11-14 10:56:49 · answer #6 · answered by matt 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Could be many reasons, lazy,dont care, your small wrists, they might give you.
They have a power trip. I saw a cop knock a guys hat off his head because he would look him in the eye while questioning him, and this was on COPS. What kind of Nazi power trip was that cop on??? Its not the law to look at an officer while questioning, just comon courtesy. That cop is an loser, probably beats his wife.
Sign up for Copwatch in your area.
Its not their fault in alot of cases. They usually deal with the lowest of low and when they get a good citizen who messed up they treat them like the other scum. Id be an @ss too if people shot at me and called me pig at work .
2007-11-14 11:04:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
cuz they're sick of arresting idiots who break the law...cuz they're just doing their job to make sure the CRIMINAL they arrested is under control...need i go on... "why on earth do officers cuff 'females' so tight..."? ...as opposed to cuffing males super tight because they deserve that because they're men and you dont because you're a woman...? Idiot quit being so backwards, quit being so sexist, grow up, stop getting arrested and you'll never have to worry about your little wrists getting raw from cuffs again
2016-05-23 04:43:02 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do Americans refer to police officers in a derogatory manner such as 'cops' ?
2007-11-15 14:04:08 · answer #9 · answered by Geff B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'll cuff everyone tight like that, They dont know whether or not your some insane savage.. it doesent matter if you resist or not..
2007-11-14 10:59:51 · answer #10 · answered by Allocer 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋