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What's the case law on this? I thought they were only allowed to cuff suspects in custody, not simply being detained.
by Locke1689 14y ago
What's the case law on this? I thought they were only allowed to cuff suspects in custody, not simply being detained.
- thaumaturgy 14y agoI am not an attorney; it would be stupid of me to speculate further (and stupid of you to listen to me :-). Here's a for-instance though: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/06/police-stop-handcuff-every-adult-at-intersection-in-search-for-bank-robber/ http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/06/police-stop-ha...
- tptacek 14y agoThey can cuff you any time they feel it's warranted by concerns over their physical safety, the safety of others, or the need to judge the situation (ie, they may be detaining you now with the expectation of formally arresting you 3 minutes from now).